The breakaway group of Poor Clares asked the self-proclaimed bishop to leave their convent, but have not made overtures toward reconciling with the Church
Yes, this story gets better and better. But just wait until people start investigating the history, theology and chastity of the Palmarian sect, who so far have played only a fringe supporting role in the Poor Clares' saga. That will make all the chaos so far look staid and boring. Spain is a wonderful, endlessly interesting country.
Wow. That rivals the "Roman Catholic Womenpriests" people--though they stopped "ordaining" people (including a former first lady of my state) on riverboats and moved to hotels, etc., which is less colorful.
Yeah, only in Spain. This all sounds like a plot from an Almodovar movie! Love the detail about wanting to pay homage to Franco. Never saw that one coming lol.
"Despite claiming to have its own seminary and a headquarters on the Gran Vía of Bilbao in the local city, ABC found it actually operates from a former veterinary clinic outside the city center, and has no known members apart from Rojas himself and Ceacero." -- "Both the particle “de” and composed surnames are common among people from aristocratic families in Spain and appear to be an affectation by Rojas. He apparently also adopted the name “Franco” as a tribute to the Spanish dictator, Francisco Franco." -- This story has everything...
"Rojas and his companion, a self-styled priest named José Ceacero".
There's so often one of those, isn't there.
I have a low tolerance for Baron Corvoes, although they are an interesting subset in the abnormal psychology archives. Part con-artists and wholly delusional.
The Church must move quickly to eliminate all obstacles to Correcting this problem. To let it continue to percolate will only make the church look ridiculous. The church has a history of moving like a glacier and in this situation, it must not be that way. Clean this mess up!!!
Prayers for the nuns to fully repent of their schism
This probably isn't very good for their souls and the Church at large.
But it's tremendous content for those writing and consuming church news. A new twist every day!
Yes, this story gets better and better. But just wait until people start investigating the history, theology and chastity of the Palmarian sect, who so far have played only a fringe supporting role in the Poor Clares' saga. That will make all the chaos so far look staid and boring. Spain is a wonderful, endlessly interesting country.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palmarian_Christian_Church
Wow. That rivals the "Roman Catholic Womenpriests" people--though they stopped "ordaining" people (including a former first lady of my state) on riverboats and moved to hotels, etc., which is less colorful.
Yeah, only in Spain. This all sounds like a plot from an Almodovar movie! Love the detail about wanting to pay homage to Franco. Never saw that one coming lol.
TIL how to identify Spanish aristocrats
They're moving down the Protestant path fast. First getting rid of the Vatican, now getting rid of their bishop.
"Despite claiming to have its own seminary and a headquarters on the Gran Vía of Bilbao in the local city, ABC found it actually operates from a former veterinary clinic outside the city center, and has no known members apart from Rojas himself and Ceacero." -- "Both the particle “de” and composed surnames are common among people from aristocratic families in Spain and appear to be an affectation by Rojas. He apparently also adopted the name “Franco” as a tribute to the Spanish dictator, Francisco Franco." -- This story has everything...
"Rojas and his companion, a self-styled priest named José Ceacero".
There's so often one of those, isn't there.
I have a low tolerance for Baron Corvoes, although they are an interesting subset in the abnormal psychology archives. Part con-artists and wholly delusional.
Great reporting as always! There’s a typo in the fifth paragraph, the word “to” doesn’t belong.
I need more popcorn… and probably to go to confession.. but first popcorn.
The Church must move quickly to eliminate all obstacles to Correcting this problem. To let it continue to percolate will only make the church look ridiculous. The church has a history of moving like a glacier and in this situation, it must not be that way. Clean this mess up!!!