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Mother Tekla: The most powerful woman in Rome is a nun

By Jason Berry, GlobalPost

Posted: 03/05/2013 08:49:28 AM PST

Updated: 03/05/2013 11:12:49 AM PST

Mother Tekla: The most powerful woman in RomeROME, Italy - If the leadership of American nuns is the vanguard of a progressive spirit up against the Vatican, Mother Tekla Famiglietti is a throwback to the past: an orthodox leader who learned the rules of the game and wields power in the all-male world of the Roman Curia.The 75-year-old head of an international order and a staunch traditionalist, Italian-born 'Mother Tekla' has for more than three decades built a power base with considerable financial prowess.She established a long ...View "Mother Tekla: The most powerful woman in Rome" on Spundge

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