The friends of dissent and heresy, the National Coalition of American Nuns (NCAN), is awarding its Margaret Ellen Traxler Award to Sister Louise Lears. Just to make sure we are aware that this public honor is not given in ignorance of her canonical censure, NCAN’s announcement describes Sr. Lears as “placed under interdict by Archbishop Raymond Burke on June 26, 2008 for her support of the priestly ordination of two women”.
NCAN (and I am sure the N should stand for nutty) also supports dissident Rev. Roy Bourgeois and others. Make a stand against Church teaching and I guess you are in running for an award from them.
Hat tip to St. Louis Catholic.
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The account says she was placed under interdict “for her support of the priestly ordination of two women”. It should have said “for her support of the simulated priestly ordination of two women”. No true ordination occurred because the sacrament of Holy Orders can be received only by baptized males.
Pardon my complete ignorance but I went to the site and since the conference is held at the sisters of carondelet are they in any way involved directly with giving of the award? What exactly is NCAN anyhow? I am a saint louis resident and there is a good sister of carondelet sister that is a family friend. Is NACN a Catholic organization?
Thank you!
16 yr old Cath.
Let’s see now, if I read it right, the reason she is getting the award is because of her support for the (faux) ordination of women & being put under interdict for doing so. Sounds like they are trying to make a martyr out of her for being a disident & heritical Catholic.
As for the question about NCAN being Catholic, only in their own minds.