Many great women religious are in communities that belong to the leadership conference and had no choice a few at the top called the shots. (religion.blogs.cnn.com)
The LCWR (which does not represent the views of 80 % of American Nuns, it is an association of religious orders that include 80 % of women religious in the U.S., but that does not mean that all of those nuns / sisters agree with the shenanigans of the LCWR, in fact most probably don't) brought this on itself and it needs to be reformed. (religion.blogs.cnn.com)
Hundreds of these parishes are administered by women religious who act, in effect, as pastors without portfolio. (religion-online.org)