No, because the network was founded by a nun (Mother Angelica) on her own. It is still owned and run by the sisters and supported by donations. The Vatican does not monetarily support it or is involved in the content or operations. Mother Angelica once said that if she ever was in the position that she had to turn it over to the US bishops, she’d blow the whole damn thing up.
“Mother Angelica once said that if she ever was in the position that she had to turn it over to the US bishops, she’d blow the whole damn thing up”.
That she did. She meant it too.
That sounds like Mother Angelica! LOL
Mother had to battle Mahoney to get her project going. She won, and won big. Her quote is dead on. Everything they touch turns to dust.
It's a lay-run corporation; the sisters (legally speaking) have nothing to do with it.