On July 20, the sisters and the nonprofit sued Gomez, and he agreed not to close the Perry sale before an Oct. 15 hearing in that case. As for his suit, he filed to “help the Sisters regain possession of their property and ensure that any future proceeds of an authorized sale will be dedicated to their care,” the archdiocese said last week.
Sister Jean-Marie might not buy that. She called the archdiocese short on “humility and honesty” in her e-mail, and the men in charge “rather obsessed with their misconception of their sovereign, ecclesiastical canonical importance.”
The case is Roman Catholic Archbishop of Los Angeles v. Hollister, BC585604, Los Angeles County Superior Court.