Future Abbot Ordained a Deacon – in Private
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Fallica, who is not a Benedictine, was imposed by Francis – without any “synodality” – as the abbot of the Benedictine monastery of Montecassino whose first abbot was Saint Benedict himself.
The rite was presided in Dumenza by Auxiliary Bishop Franco Agnesi, Vicar General of Milan Archdiocese, with the participation of only a few people contrary to Canon Law. Not even the Apostolic Administrator of Montecassino was present.
It is unclear whether Fallica will also have to undergo Benedictine formation and to profess solemn vows in the Benedictine Order.
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