Monday, December 23, 2013
Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate fight back
Call Fr. Volpi's accusations "totally unfounded"
We have done our best to keep our readers abreast of the truth behind the unjust and unnecessary interdiction of the Franciscans of the Immaculate by the Vatican via Commissioner Fr. Volpi at the order of Pope Francis.
Now, we bring you a letter
from the Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate, punching back hard at
accusations made of them by Fr. Volpi, translated by Rorate’s Francesca
Romana. While we urge anyone who wishes to reprint
this to do so, we must request you cite Rorate Caeli as the source, and
either reprint it in full or link to the full story.
To read all of Rorate’s coverage of this sad situation, click the label “FFI under intervention” at the bottom of this post:
OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION OF CLARIFICATION
It is with deep sadness and consternation we learn that in the circular letter of the 8th
December, addressed to all the Friars of the Immaculate, the most
Reverend Father Volpi, accuses some of the most prominent exponents of
the Sisters of the Immaculate, “of having contributed to the creation of
a ‘distorted mentality’ in the Friars, strongly influencing their
lifestyle.”
We retain that such accusations are
totally unfounded, and because of the generalizations, they offend our
entire Institute, and consequently, we refute them completely, at the
same time recalling the words of our Pope Francis “Whoever speaks badly
about his brother, kills him." (2.9.2013) while “mercy changes the
world.” (17.3.2013).
On our part, we endeavor to follow the
invitation from the Vicar of Christ “to walk in the presence of the
Lord, with the Cross of the Lord; to edify the Church with the blood of
the Lord, shed upon the Cross; and to confess the only glory: Christ
crucified. And like this the Church goes forth.” (14.3.2013).
Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate
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