Becky says "I was kind of struck (from this sample size of 4 -- not counting the historian who spoke somewhat more neutrally) at sort of a generational difference -- that the more conservative voices were younger, (much) post-Vatican II women."

Here's a quote from a piece by Jamie Manson in the National Catholic Reporter, a progressive Catholic paper put out by lay people, and thus outside the hierarchy's control.

"It is true that a small minority of young Roman Catholics are attracted to the counter-cultural ways of the hierarchy, which are marked by patriarchal control, absolute obedience, and the conviction that they are the keepers of unquestionable and unchangeable truths.

But there is more than one way of being counter-cultural in our society. My sense is that more young people are interested in learning from the counter-cultural model exhibited by women religious, which is marked by non-authoritarian leadership, collaborative decision-making, and missions that are driven by actively listen to the needs of the larger community."

The whole article is here

Mike