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Institute of the Incarnate Word

Seeing 'red flags' - Is there transparency for troubled religious orders?

When a religious community raises red flags, where should Catholics go for transparent answers?

Michelle La Rosa
Nov 29, 2022
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Seeing 'red flags' - Is there transparency for troubled religious orders?

When Natalie Schuldt heard this spring that her bishop had invited members of the Institute of the Incarnate Word (IVE) to establish a presence in their Diocese of Fairbanks, Alaska, she was concerned.

“Just a little bit of investigation into their order drew a lot of red flags for me and for others,” she told The Pillar.

The Institute of the Incarnate Wo…

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