Irish priest probes mystery of the nuns and $9m cash

daisybelle2008

'Father Tom O’Donnell, from Templeglantine, is heading up the Catholic Church’s investigation into a case which involves claims that a former Argentinian government minister tried to stash US$9 million (€8.2 million) in a small convent near Buenos Aries.

The alleged incident occurred on June 14 when a man was spotted throwing black plastic sacks into the grounds of the Our Lady of the Rosary of Fatima convent and then climbing over the fence after them.

A witness contacted the police and they found former Minister for Public Works, José López, and three elderly nuns, standing around the bags he had thrown over the fence.

Fr O'Donnell (64), has said that the investigation would attempt to establish whether the nuns were aware of what was happening or if they were "being used" by Mr Lopez

Now, did they commit a crime, these old nuns? These nuns, of course, have their statutes and their constitutions. It's only a new congregation but they still have fundamental law, constitutions and statutes," Fr O'Donnell told RTÉ Radio 1.'

http://www.rte.ie/news/2016/0725/804699-argentina-convent/

http://www.irishtimes.com/news/social-affairs/religion-and-beliefs/argentina-the-irish-priest-ex-minister-and-9m-in-a-convent-1.2733136

Such a strange case. Were the nuns in on it? Is Fr O'Donnell the right person to be heading up this investigation?

vicwatson

Father Ted should look into this methinks, or maybe Father Dougal

Alf Stewart.

Were the nuns in on it?

I swear, we were not.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqXZ9YoRD50

Fleawuss

Something something laundry something money.

daisybelle2008

vicwatson wrote: »

Father Ted should look into this methinks, or maybe Father Dougal

Mmmm..resting in their account...

While keen to distance himself from the political element of the story, Fr O’Donnell, who has been working in Argentina since 1978, admitted to being aware that the “government at the time helped the bishop and his congregation to build part of the convent” and that there was “a relationship between the minister, his secretary and the founder of the congregation.”

smash

Irish priests like to probe things.

Fleawuss

daisybelle2008 wrote: »

Mmmm..resting in their account...

While keen to distance himself from the political element of the story, Fr O’Donnell, who has been working in Argentina since 1978, admitted to being aware that the “government at the time helped the bishop and his congregation to build part of the convent” and that there was “a relationship between the minister, his secretary and the founder of the congregation.”

Would that be a threesome or a trinity?

Your Face

Add it to the list of dodgy behavior by an ostensibly benevolent organisation.

daisybelle2008

'Now, did they commit a crime, these old nuns?'

Has a bit of a Lionel Hutz vibe about it.

kneemos

Nine mil in cash looks fair dodgy.
Maybe they met a genuine Nigerian prince.

Fr_Dougal

vicwatson wrote: »

Father Ted should look into this methinks, or maybe Father Dougal

I came as quickly as I could.

maudgonner

Fr_Dougal wrote: »

I came as quickly as I could.

Sounds like a Bishop Eamonn Casey line.

mud

Didn't your man offer the arresting officers a million dollars to look the other way too?

I know someone living out there at the moment. The case seems to be getting more media attention here than there!

Fleawuss

maudgonner wrote: »

Sounds like a Bishop Eamonn Casey line.

Ouch! I can hear the Kerry accent!

Samaris

"It was only resting in my convent!"

Alf Stewart.

Fr_Dougal wrote: »

I came as quickly as I could.

Weren't you in hospital once, getting treated for premature ejaculation?

I heard you discharged yourself early father.

daisybelle2008

It's nice to have a nun around. Gives the place a bit of glamour.