Salt Lake Tribune · Feb 7, 2019
U.S. nuns urge changes to church structure to address abus
(AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell) A nun uses binoculars to watch a Stations of the Cross event with Pope Francis on Santa Maria la Antigua field along the Cinta Costera in Panama City, Friday, Jan. 25, 2019.Vatican City • The largest association of religious sisters in the United States called Thursday for an overhaul of the male-led leadership structure of the Catholic Church, after Pope Francis publicly acknowledged the problem of priests and bishops sexually abusing nuns.
The Leadership Conference of Women Religious also appealed in a statement for reporting guidelines to be established so abused nuns “are met with compassion and are offered safety.”