Talk:Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate

We may need a different photo.

One of our contributors (Allformary) has recently pointed out that the Sister in the photo at the beginning of the article does not belong to the Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate. She belongs to the Sisters Minor of Mary Immaculate. The caption to the photo has therefore been changed to read, "A portrait of a Sister Minor of Mary Immaculate".

I have every reason to believe the new caption is accurate. Allformary stated on my talk page that the Sisters of these two orders wear different color habits. Assuming that is true, then I would point out that the Sister in the photo in this article is wearing a blue habit, and the Wikipedia article on the Sisters Minor of Mary Immaculate shows a Sister of that order who is also wearing a blue habit.

While the Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate and the Sisters Minor of Mary Immaculate are both Franciscan orders that were created to continue the work that was begun by St. Maximilian Kolbe, they are two different orders, and the Sisters Minor of Mary Immaculate do not belong to the Franciscan Family of the Immaculate.

Even though the caption of the photo in this article is now accurate, I'm afraid that since the names of the two orders are similar, readers who see the Sister in the photo will assume she belongs to the Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate, and wrongly believe they wear blue habits. Encyclopedia articles should not confuse their readers in this way.

That is why I would encourage anyone who has access to a photo of a friar or Sister who belongs the Franciscan Family of the Immaculate to replace the present photo. If I learn how to scan photos and add them to Wikipedia articles, then I will replace the photo. If I do replace it, then please feel to replace it with a better photo.Dulcimer music (talk) 03:45, 4 November 2012 (UTC)JDefauw