The church is going to kick nuns out, now?

After blistering Vatican report, nuns gather to weigh response - U.S. News:

'via Blog this'Earlier, in a June interview with the National Catholic Reporter, Farrell said the option to become an independent organization would stay on the table.

"Again, that’s something we can’t respond to without further consultation with our members," Farrell said. "But the option always is there."

On the question of submitting to the Vatican's appointed overseer, Farrell said: "Clearly this is an outside control. We would rather not have that."

In a statement released just after the Vatican report, the nuns said the report had "caused scandal and pain throughout the church community, and created greater polarization."

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“Board members concluded that the assessment was based on unsubstantiated accusations and the result of a flawed process that lacked transparency,” the statement read.

American Catholics are showing their support for the nuns, organizing vigils across the country to advocate for the end of the crackdown. The Nun Justice Project is one organization standing with the nuns against what they call "a prime example of how the hierarchy in the Roman Catholic Church misuses its power to diminish the voice of women."