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Nuns in Argentina Accuse Archbishop of ‘Gender Violence’
Crux ^ | 4/29/22 | Ines San Martin

Posted on 05/03/2022 7:24:10 PM PDT by marshmallow

ROME – Conflict is brewing in a northern archdiocese of Argentina, where a group of cloistered nuns have made a formal allegation against the bishop for “gender violence”; at the same time, the Vatican has warned the nuns against promoting an alleged Marian apparition.

The allegation against Archbishop Mario Cargnello of Salta was made by the nuns of the San Bernardo Convent of Discalced Carmelites.

According to the convent’s lawyers – the sisters have refused to speak to the media, including Crux – the situation has been bad since 1999, when the archbishop arrived in the diocese. Earlier this month, the nuns decided to make a formal complaint arguing that they have the right to live without violence, with their physical integrity and beliefs respected, and defending the autonomy of the monastery, that technically falls under the jurisdiction of the Vatican.

Bishop Martín de Elizalde, emeritus of Santo Domingo, and Father Lucio Ajaya have also been named in the complaint.

he archdiocese has been silent on the matter, with Cargnello not answering media requests.

The lawyers of the convent say the complaint does not focus on a particular crime, but say there is “a longstanding and complex relationship [between the archbishop and nuns], characterized by pressing demands and behaviors, carried out from his superiority, boastfulness and masculine worth, either by himself or with the help of third parties.”

The prelate’s defense attorneys deny everything, and attributes the accusation to disobedience to the charism that, according to canon law, the convent should be following.

(Excerpt) Read more at cruxnow.com ...


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1 posted on 05/03/2022 7:24:10 PM PDT by marshmallow
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To: marshmallow

Send in Nancy Pelosi to sort this out.


2 posted on 05/03/2022 7:25:31 PM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer”)
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To: marshmallow

WTF is gender violence?...


3 posted on 05/03/2022 7:27:32 PM PDT by EEGator
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To: EEGator
Having read the article (Yes I know I have violated FR tradition) part of the problem seems to be that the nuns are sticking to the traditional rules including that one nun is never allowed to be alone with someone who is not a nun.
4 posted on 05/03/2022 7:38:59 PM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear (It is better to light a single flame thrower then curse the darkness. A bunch of them is better yet)
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To: Harmless Teddy Bear

“Yes I know I have violated FR tradition”

Thank you, and try not to let that happen again...
:)


5 posted on 05/03/2022 7:41:28 PM PDT by EEGator
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To: EEGator

Bless me AdminMod for I have sinned. :)


6 posted on 05/03/2022 7:47:06 PM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear (It is better to light a single flame thrower then curse the darkness. A bunch of them is better yet)
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To: Harmless Teddy Bear

Your penance is five postings without reading the article, one pic of CZJ on a Maureen Dowd article, and one personal attack.


7 posted on 05/03/2022 7:50:09 PM PDT by EEGator
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To: marshmallow

I honestly had not heard of this Marian Apparition, interesting.


8 posted on 05/03/2022 8:03:50 PM PDT by Beowulf9
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To: EEGator
Does Maureen Dowd even write anymore?

It feels like I have not read something by her for ages.

Not that I have missed her.

9 posted on 05/03/2022 8:38:53 PM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear (It is better to light a single flame thrower then curse the darkness. A bunch of them is better yet)
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To: Harmless Teddy Bear

I haven’t been able to post a pic in too long.


10 posted on 05/03/2022 8:53:53 PM PDT by EEGator
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To: EEGator
WTF is gender violence?...

It's whenever a man disagrees with a woman / will not submit to her demands.

Regards,

11 posted on 05/03/2022 10:19:43 PM PDT by alexander_busek (Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.)
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To: EEGator

It must be a violent attack on a facet of grammar. With Spanish language that would be a more serious crime than with English.


12 posted on 05/04/2022 4:51:26 AM PDT by arthurus (covfefe vv)
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To: EEGator

It must be a violent attack on a facet of grammar. With Spanish language that would be a more serious crime than with English.


13 posted on 05/04/2022 4:51:50 AM PDT by arthurus (covfefe vv)
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To: alexander_busek

Sounds correct for current society.


14 posted on 05/04/2022 5:31:42 AM PDT by EEGator
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