July 3rd, The Tablet

The appeal came just a week after reports of an imminent resolution to the dispute between the Diocese of Barbastro-Monzón and Opus Dei over the Torreciudad complex / By MICHAEL TANGEMAN.

The Diocese of Barbastro-Monzón in northern Spain called on the Vatican to assume control of Opus Dei’s Torreciudad complex, which lies within the diocesan boundaries, and to conduct a full audit of its financial accounts “as well as those of the societies and foundations related to the complex”.

In a statement published on 1 July, the diocese proposed that the Vatican elevate the canonical status of the massive Marian shrine complex from its current designation as a semi-public oratory or chapel to that of an international sanctuary, which under canon law would be regulated directly by the Vatican.

By doing so, the statement said, the Holy See would become the “competent authority” governing all matters related to Torreciudad, which it said might then be designated as an “international property” of the Vatican.

“As a dependent of the Holy See, the Holy See [would] audit and approve its accounts, as well as those of the societies and foundations related to the complex,” it said.

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