Fran Ferder is a Franciscan sister and a clinical psychologist.
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Commentary
How Catholics got conned by Donald Trump
Commentary: Delusional cult leaders create delusional followers. In the televised scenes of the Jan. 6 attempted coup at the U.S. Capitol, we saw alarming images of this "collective delusion" in our national psyche.
Commentary
Vatican's assessment of LCWR about fear, not doctrine
May 29, 2012
Commentary: The Congregation for the Doctrine of Faith's April 18 doctrinal assessment of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious is not about doctrine.
Analysis
The inner workings of a hierarchy with a sex offender mentality
Aug 2, 2010
Analysis: The Vatican announcement that the attempted ordination of women is a "grave crime" to be dealt with according to the same procedures as the sexual abuse of minors exposes the way those running our church actually think.
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