Torreciudad: Is It All About Money?
Bishop Ángel Pérez Pueyo of Barbastro-Monzón wants Opus Dei to pay him 600,000 euros a year for the sanctuary in Torreciudad, writes ElConfidencialDigital.com (4 January).
While everyone thought that the conflict between the bishop and Opus Dei had been resolved, Monsignor Pérez Pueyo filed a lawsuit against Opus Dei at the 2nd Court of First Instance in Barbastro.
The Prelature did not appear at the previous conciliation hearing for legal reasons.
The purpose of the lawsuit is to force Opus Dei to terminate a contract signed with the diocese on 24 September 1962, and to cancel the contract for the transfer of the right to exhibit the image of Our Lady of Torreciudad.
The Diocese also requested that the image be returned to its original location.
In its written statement to the court, the diocese points out that it has tried to settle its claim out of court, but that its requests have been ignored.
The diocese considers that the agreement signed in …More