abuse is one thing; to reject authority is another. A bold step & very sad. There seems to be a belief among certain traditionally-minded folks that God will not suffer His Church to endure mismanagement or leadership flavored with fallenness. I wonder if they have not read their Old Testament lately. Or their C…
abuse is one thing; to reject authority is another. A bold step & very sad. There seems to be a belief among certain traditionally-minded folks that God will not suffer His Church to endure mismanagement or leadership flavored with fallenness. I wonder if they have not read their Old Testament lately. Or their Church history. Vigano likening the Nuns to martyrs and rallying support for them against their Bishop seems vastly misguided in my view.
One last reflection - to accuse a Bishop of such major abuse is a big deal. Will the Nuns substantiate their claim with evidence, or will they sling out an accusation much like they and the Bishop have been doing since this all began? “He said, she said” chapter two, only now
with Archbishop V in the wings while Bishop O stands in his corner backed by the Pope…? I feel like I said this several months ago but it bears repeating: it’s a bad look.
The Vigano statement was published months ago, addressing the initial impasse. Truly unfortunate that the Nuns chose to invoke it now, indeed at all; not the best strategy to get the Pope on your side, but then the Carmelites are not necessarily up on current events.
But I accept their allegations of major abuse of authority; it is born out in the recording of the initiation of the three-day raid itself as well as the actions by the Bishop and Diocesan officials that followed. The Nuns have effectively been in prison since April. I also understand from experience (as an advocate for religious) that the Vatican might choose not to respond to the appeal and allow the Chapter to die a slow death, cut off from their lay supporters and their choice of priests to administer the sacraments. If Archbishop Carballo was looking for a way to pounce on that land, the Nuns just handed it to him.
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abuse is one thing; to reject authority is another. A bold step & very sad. There seems to be a belief among certain traditionally-minded folks that God will not suffer His Church to endure mismanagement or leadership flavored with fallenness. I wonder if they have not read their Old Testament lately. Or their Church history. Vigano likening the Nuns to martyrs and rallying support for them against their Bishop seems vastly misguided in my view.
One last reflection - to accuse a Bishop of such major abuse is a big deal. Will the Nuns substantiate their claim with evidence, or will they sling out an accusation much like they and the Bishop have been doing since this all began? “He said, she said” chapter two, only now
with Archbishop V in the wings while Bishop O stands in his corner backed by the Pope…? I feel like I said this several months ago but it bears repeating: it’s a bad look.
The Vigano statement was published months ago, addressing the initial impasse. Truly unfortunate that the Nuns chose to invoke it now, indeed at all; not the best strategy to get the Pope on your side, but then the Carmelites are not necessarily up on current events.
But I accept their allegations of major abuse of authority; it is born out in the recording of the initiation of the three-day raid itself as well as the actions by the Bishop and Diocesan officials that followed. The Nuns have effectively been in prison since April. I also understand from experience (as an advocate for religious) that the Vatican might choose not to respond to the appeal and allow the Chapter to die a slow death, cut off from their lay supporters and their choice of priests to administer the sacraments. If Archbishop Carballo was looking for a way to pounce on that land, the Nuns just handed it to him.