Nonsense. Had the sisters not lost their faith en masse and become of the world, their numbers wouldn't have dwindled. Had the religious orders and secular priests not abandoned their discipline (habits/clericals, prayer life, etc.), they wouldn't have accepted the worldly view so willingly.
As for "suporting and encouraging" sisters, the Church does do that, just not in the way the feminist nuns want it to. There are many thriving communities that I'm sure this Methodist author didn't even search out for the other side of the story.
Quite so! Others have alluded to Carl Rogers, so I thought it would be instructive to cite E. Michael Jones' analysis: Carl Rogers and the IHM Nuns: Sensitivity Training, Psychological Warfare and the "Catholic Problem". It's a long read, and only part I is available online, but quite instructive.
With regard to the retirement situation, I can't speak to the national state of affairs, but, at least in my diocese, there is an annual special collection to help replenish the funds. My parish is reputed to be quite generous in our donations.
Despite all the shortcomings, these women served us when we needed them, and we do not shirk our responsibility to care for them, now that they need us.