Vatican Sends a Note to the French Embassy to the Holy See Over Court's Decision Regarding Cardinal Ouellet's Dismissal of a Nun

 Responding to questions from some journalists, the Director of the Holy See Press Office, Matteo Bruni, confirmed that the Secretariat of State has sent a Verbal Note to the French Embassy to the Holy See, highlighting the following:

- the Holy See learned only from the press of the alleged decision of the Court of Lorient, in France, regarding a civil dispute concerning the resignation from a religious institute of Ms. Sabine de la Valette (formerly Sister Marie Ferréol);

- His Eminence Cardinal Marc Ouellet has never received any summons from the Court of Lorient;

- Cardinal Marc Ouellet actually conducted an apostolic visit to the Institute of the Dominicans of the Holy Spirit (Dominicaines du Saint Esprit), in compliance with a pontifical mandate; at the conclusion of this visit, a series of canonical measures were adopted against Ms. Sabine de la Valette, including her dismissal from the religious institute;

- a possible ruling by the Court of Lorient could raise not only relevant questions regarding immunity, but if it had ruled on internal discipline and membership of a religious institute, it could have given rise to a serious violation of rights fundamental to religious freedom and freedom of association of the Catholic faithful.

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