Monastery crisis in Belorado: Nuns defend themselves against Roman conditions!

Monastery crisis in Belorado: Nuns defend themselves against Roman conditions!

In a dramatic conflict within the Catholic Church, nuns in Spain have taken a position against a controversial regulation of the Vatican, according to which monasteries can be dissolved with fewer than five members. Sister María Victoria Trivino, the abbess of the Klarissenkloster Santo Cristo de Balaguer, criticized this regulation, which in her opinion does not apply to male monastery communities. This led to concern about the closures of traditional monasteries, including the 700 -year -old Santa María de Pedralbes monastery in Barcelona, such as kathpress.at reported. Trivino emphasized that this rule could lead to an "expropriation of church goods" through the church itself and mean the end of a unique cultural tradition.

A particularly blatant case is that of the Schismatic Claresses of Belorado, who have turned away from the "Council Church" and do not recognize the authority of the Vatican. After the excommunication of ten nuns, which refused to follow the instructions of the papal commissioner Mario Iceta, the situation continued to worsen. Despite multiple warnings, the nuns refuse to cooperate and continue to occupy their monastery. The financial transactions you have made are under pressure; There are reports on unpaid bills and outstanding salaries for the monastery employees. The dispute over the rights at the monastery has also attracted international attention, since the nuns try to secure financial support from crowdfunding, such as katholisch.de reported.

growing tensions within the religious community

The pointed conflicts about monasteries are not only limited to Spain. In Arlington, Texas, there are similar clashes among Carmelitators, in which the accusation of violations of the order rules has triggered considerable tensions. In addition, both the Klarissen from Belorado and the Carmelite are in question of the challenges of strict new regulations, equality and proportionality between male and female medals. Critics warn that these provisions that were issued under the name "Cor Orans" could rather strengthen the authoritarian pressure than to real protection of the monasteries.