Former Poor Clares of Belorado hire an expert spokesperson for Internet reputation

The former Poor Clare nuns of Belorado, excommunicated from the Catholic Church, have appointed Spanish journalist Francisco Canals, specialist in Internet reputation and cybercrime, as spokesperson.

Canals has been presented as “head of press and responsible for managing relationships with journalism professionals” through the Instagram channel @Tehagoluz with whom the former religious have communicated since they expressed their decision to renounce Catholic obedience through a sedevacantist manifesto in the month of May.

In the message, he assures that it is the “Santa Clara de Belorado Association” that “has hired” this professional. However, as ACI Prensa has been able to verify in the File of Association Denominations and in the Registry of Religious Entities of the Ministry of the Interior, no entity is registered with that name.

As detailed in the specialized portal Online ReputationCanals has been dedicated to managing reputational crises on the Internet for 15 years. He is director of the Spanish Internet Observatory and the company Identida Legítima, dedicated to the defense of personal reputation on the Internet.

Among other works, this journalist is the author of the Guide to those defamed on the Internet and has collaborated with numerous media outlets over the years.

This hiring represents the second incorporation of professional services announced by the former religious, after on June 21, 2024 they announced the hiring of a group of lawyers who formed a “negotiating commission” for dialogue with the Pontifical Commissioner appointed by Pope Francis , Mons. Mario Iceta, Archbishop of Valladolid.

In mid-September, Bishop Iceta filed a legal suit for his expulsion after reiterating on several occasions that the former nuns could not continue occupying the monasteries having expressed their decision not to continue under Catholic obedience. This process continues in court.