Excommunicated Poor Clares leave convent ahead of court-ordered eviction
The dispute began when members of the community signed a manifesto describing the post-Vatican II Church as illegitimate.
The excommunicated Poor Clares of Belorado have left their convent just ahead of a scheduled March 12 eviction, putting an end to a nearly two-year legal battle with the Archdiocese of Burgos in Spain.
The sisters announced their split from the Catholic Church in May 2024, leading to their excommunication a month later. Since then, they have faced allega…