Spanish bishop asks excommunicated nuns to leave convent

The nuns also accused the Vatican of "doctrinal chaos" and "contradictions" in positions on faith matters in the letter, which was signed by the order's Mother Superior, sister Isabel de la Trinidad.

Archbishop of Burgos Mario Iceta (2R) and Federal Secretary of the Order of Saint Clare sister Carmen Ruiz (2L), give a press conference in Burgos on June 24, 2024, on the excommunication of 10 nuns from northern Spain by the Vatican, after a months-long standoff over a property dispute and amid claims they belonged to a sect. (AFP)