Benedictines? Good! In central MN most of the Benedictans are stalwart Democrats, and are up in age. Of course, there are some common sense Benedictines here, but they are the minority.
It’s a shame because they are no longer getting vocations. Central MN vocations are going to more traditional religious orders or to diocesan seminaries.
I’m mostly talking about lay Benedictines and Carmelites. Rumor has it that the “central province”of Dominicans is pretty “spirit of VatII” infected as well. Even in the Eastern Province we have our older pinkos.
But the tide is turning.