[3] On 1 August 1993, the ordinary of Monte Cassino erected the Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate, a religious institute of women, also living the Regula Bullata according to the Traccia.

[3] Following the publication of the apostolic letter Summorum Pontificum by Pope Benedict XVI in 2007, Father Manelli promoted the celebration of the Tridentine Mass in the churches run by the order.

[7] One of the priests, Alfonso Maria Bruno, welcomed the apostolic visitation, accusing the sisters of becoming accustomed to using the Extraordinary Form exclusively and that their decision had then been “exploited” by traditionalist groups.

[6] In July 2013, under Pope Francis, the Congregation for Religious issued a decree dissolving the General Council of the FFI and appointed Father Fidenzio Volpi O.F.M.

[7] The Congregation also stripped the FFI from their permission of celebrating the Tridentine Mass; Cardinal Darío Castrillón Hoyos, chairman of the Pontifical Commission Ecclesia Dei, stated that such measure was only temporary and due to the abuse of the Extraordinary Form in that particular context.

[9] Bruno and as well as another priest Angelo M. Geiger initially said in July 2013 that the vast majority of members welcomed the intervention by the Holy See in the present complicated situation.

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