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KP's avatar

So… where are the other Carmels?

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Mike Gannon's avatar

Monasteries of Carmelite nuns are autonomous. They have confederations for mutual support and coordination, but that's it.

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KP's avatar

Gotcha, and the confederation that this Carmel belongs to has nothing to say about the matter? Not even “no comment”?

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Jen's avatar

I think they’re without a confederation. Some monasteries have chosen to be autonomous.

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Bridget's avatar

I have gone down a rabbit hole on the internet (a thread too old to be relevant but interesting to collectors of trivia) https://www.phatmass.com/phorum/topic/58540-the-discalced-carmelite-nuns-1990-amp-1991-constitutions/

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