Pope Francis has taken another major step in the reform of the Order of Malta. https://t.co/eiO3eM6uJd
— Catholic News Agency (@cnalive) September 3, 2022
After years of a complex - and often controversial - reform process, the Order of Malta has a new constitution, and new leaders:https://t.co/AJTsAD29MK
— The Pillar (@PillarCatholic) September 3, 2022
VATICAN—Pope Francis has issued a decree that ends the Sovereignty of the SMOM:
— Bree A Dail (@breeadail) September 3, 2022
“The two qualities of sovereign order and religious order [...] are intimately connected to each other.
So, being a religious order, it depends, in its different articulations, on the Holy See.” https://t.co/HDhB2k670E
Pope dissolves Knights of Malta leadership, issues new constitution , overruling tradition. This is a slow mo takeover of the sovereign order. https://t.co/cJOfs3TX7w
— Raymond Arroyo (@RaymondArroyo) September 3, 2022