In what sense? For sure he doesn't molest children. For speaking truth to power? Let's judge him by his deeds, not by what others claim. Of course I heard about it, but couldn't find any facts to back it up. Contrary to the stand of the Catholic church, Brother Bugnolo believes there are only two genders, boys and girls.
By canonical definition, I imagine. I found this, elsewhere
Alexis Bugnolo Is NOT a Religious Brother
The biography of Alexis Flavian Bugnolo claims he’s “a Franciscan hermit who observes the Rule of St Francis by private vows with tacit permission of Pope Benedict XVI and written permission of the Congregation for Religious in 2006.” He repeats this claim elsewhere.
So, I emailed the Congregation for Religious and got a response from the office: “On behalf of Archbishop José Rodríguez Carballo, I inform you that we have no record that Alexis Flavian Bugnolo is religious and we have no news that he is a hermit.” (That is my translation with the original at the end.)
What's important is that his heart is in the right place. Maybe they dislike him because he is not a paedophile like them...
I understand there are some who claim this man is not even a religious Brother, to begin with. Can anyone verify that?
In what sense? For sure he doesn't molest children. For speaking truth to power? Let's judge him by his deeds, not by what others claim. Of course I heard about it, but couldn't find any facts to back it up. Contrary to the stand of the Catholic church, Brother Bugnolo believes there are only two genders, boys and girls.
By canonical definition, I imagine. I found this, elsewhere
Alexis Bugnolo Is NOT a Religious Brother
The biography of Alexis Flavian Bugnolo claims he’s “a Franciscan hermit who observes the Rule of St Francis by private vows with tacit permission of Pope Benedict XVI and written permission of the Congregation for Religious in 2006.” He repeats this claim elsewhere.
So, I emailed the Congregation for Religious and got a response from the office: “On behalf of Archbishop José Rodríguez Carballo, I inform you that we have no record that Alexis Flavian Bugnolo is religious and we have no news that he is a hermit.” (That is my translation with the original at the end.)