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Belorado Breakaway Nuns Face New Legal Blows as Member Takes Leave

A Briviesca court backed the archdiocese, keeping a February 10 eviction on track.

Overview

  • A Briviesca judge inadmitted the breakaway group’s lawsuit after finding their purported associations lack legal existence and valid representation.
  • The court rejected their claim of a violation of honor against Archbishop and pontifical commissioner Mario Iceta.
  • Provisional enforcement orders dated December 30 and January 5 remain in force, setting an eviction for February 10 if the convent is not vacated.
  • The ruling notes an appeal to the Burgos Provincial Court is available within 20 days of notification under standard procedure.
  • Spokesman Francisco Canals confirmed that nun Zaida Pinar took a temporary canonical ‘absence from community’ citing severe physical and emotional strain, which the group says is not an exclaustration; she previously testified that a disputed gold sale had communal approval.