I had been saying all along that this monastery was likely to be shut down by the Vatican, and I guess they will be cut loose in a slightly different way (declared cut off from the Church instead of suppressed).
I am curious about the civil legal situation here though. Does Bishop Olson or his representatives have the legal right to enter…
I had been saying all along that this monastery was likely to be shut down by the Vatican, and I guess they will be cut loose in a slightly different way (declared cut off from the Church instead of suppressed).
I am curious about the civil legal situation here though. Does Bishop Olson or his representatives have the legal right to enter the monastery property? Before it seemed that he did when the nuns' civil suit failed, but I wonder if this declaration changes anything. If they are not officially part of the diocese, I'm not sure how a secular judge can find that the diocese has any authority over them. Unless the state recognizes the authority of Canon Law and the right of the Pope to ultimately control their order? It's an interesting situation due to the legal implications of this case.
I had been saying all along that this monastery was likely to be shut down by the Vatican, and I guess they will be cut loose in a slightly different way (declared cut off from the Church instead of suppressed).
I am curious about the civil legal situation here though. Does Bishop Olson or his representatives have the legal right to enter the monastery property? Before it seemed that he did when the nuns' civil suit failed, but I wonder if this declaration changes anything. If they are not officially part of the diocese, I'm not sure how a secular judge can find that the diocese has any authority over them. Unless the state recognizes the authority of Canon Law and the right of the Pope to ultimately control their order? It's an interesting situation due to the legal implications of this case.