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Bishop threatens to resign over Spanish shrine conflict

“Pope Francis himself warned me.”

Edgar Beltrán
Sep 11, 2025
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A five year dispute between the Diocese of Barbastro-Monzón and Opus Dei escalated this week, when the local bishop signaled that he plans to reject a Vatican-mediated settlement over a Spanish shrine, claiming that he would resign if the Vatican decides against the diocesan plans for the shrine.

Torreciudad Shrine. Credit: Millars via Wikimedia. CC BY-S…

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