School Sister of Notre Dame Jeannine Gramick, ordered in July by the Vatican to cease her pastoral work with gays and lesbians, said she will seek a reversal of the Vatican decree.

Gramick, in a statement released to NCR Sept. 23, said she will not defy the decision of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith but would work to have it overturned. "While I see no benefits for lesbian and gay Catholics and their parents if I passively accept the CDF decision, I believe it is more beneficial to minister on their behalf with the blessing of Church leadership than without it. Therefore, I believe it is important to work within church structures to have the CDF decision reconsidered and, hopefully, ultimately reversed."

Full story appears in the Oct. 1 issue of NCR.

For Sr. Gramick’s statement click here.

National Catholic Reporter, September 23, 1999

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