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By Chiara Graziani
For instance, the Rule for which Clare fought eight centuries ago, says that disobeying an order which violates the relationship of trust with God is a duty, not an option; a principle stated in Clare’s Rule of 1258 which, in accordance with the Pope’s will, was, however, destined not to go beyond the circle of women who called Clare “Mother” in the San Damiano Monastery. And, historically, so it was.
She already prophetically upheld the duty to disobey anyone who orders you to do evil, even authority figures. Indeed, she believed that this was precisely what obedience to God meant.An authentic interpretation of those extraordinarily relevant words was recently provided by the sisters of the Federation of Saint Clare of Assisi of the Poor Clares of the Italian regions of Umbria-Sardinia.
It obtained formal recognition in 1228 when Pope Gregory IX wrote to the nuns of San Damiano: “We strengthen [...] your proposal for Most High Poverty, indulging you by the authority of the present letters, so that you can be compelled by no one to receive possessions” . Clare, to whom the poor sisters of today give voice, says that possession is not a virtue. Nor is obedience when it demands violence against the free conscience.
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