That would be bishop (singular), not bishops. The only bishop that could discipline her would be the one in whose diocese she lives. That is not to say that Cardinal-designate Dolan and the other bishops could not bring some heavy pressure to bear.
Exactly correct and a point that many non-Catholics don’t understand.
Anyone know who Sr. Keehan’s Bishop is?
Also can’t those in his diocese appeal to him to avoid scandal? Any freepers qualify here?
OK then. Were I in their shoes, I would be doing such.
Because the way it appears from outside the church right now, this Sr. Keenan is being held up as the “authority” for Catholic charitable medical facilities by the Obama administration. She’s the one, more than any other I see in public, who is undermining the RCC’s doctrine and faith. The issue is that she’s trapping all employers who have faith-based issues into supporting whatever socialized medicine bureaucrats deem fit and necessary.
Including, in the future, euthanasia, because that’s where socialized schemes end up.
If I were working for a company (Let’s call it ABC Widgets Inc) and I were, let’s say, a senior manager of paint colors of widgets... and I started trying to negotiate something (like a merger) that needed the express approval and involvement of the VP’s and C-level people... I should be fired.
That’s how this comes across to me. Sr. Keenan is effectively trapping the RCC and their missions, hospitals, charities, etc into a policy which the highest levels of the organization do not support, condone or tolerate.
Why is she still in that position?
Incorrect. The Bishop, Archbishop Robert J. Carlson, where her order is headquartered, St. Louis, can also act, as can her Provincial Superior here in the States, Sr. Louise Gallahue DC, as well as the Superioress General of the Daughters of Charity, Sister Evelyne Franc, D.C., as well as Most Rev. Gregory Gay CM, Superior General of the Company of Daughters of Charity, as well as Rev. Patrick J. Griffin, C.M. Director General of the Company of Daughters of Charity. In addition Keehan makes annual vows not perpetual ones, since she is not a nun. She can be cashiered at any time for violating her vow of obedience.