Editor’s Note: FromRome.Info had reported the expulsion order back in 2021, here. Since then Bannon’s sponsored organization, the Human Dignity Institute won against the administrative charges of a fraudulent proposal, and now his British representative in Italy, Harwell has been absolved from criminal charges of fraud in the offering of the place for rent.
However, despite the accolades from American outlets, this Yahoo article notes that the judge in the case will render final judgement in 90 days, after which the Ministry of Culture can appeal the decision. So it is by no means clear that Bannon’s Judeo-Masonic “Gladiator School” for “conservative” political activism will get the place.
Let us pray that it does not. Trisulti is a former Catholic Monastery sanctified by the prayers and penances of Carthusian Hermits for more than 650 years. It should be returned to sacred use of monastic life and/or the promotion of the Catholic Faith. The monks who lived and died there, and who now reign in Heaven, are without a doubt in 100% agreement.
The property was confiscated by the Kingdom of Italy as part of its program to destroy the power and influence of the Catholic Religion in Italy, more than 150 years ago. But after World War II, Cistercian monks obtained use of the place to attempt a refoundation of monastic life. In recent years, they gave up on that proposal and the monastery returned to the use of the State which, in 2018 offered it for free rent to whomsoever could promise to pay 100 thousand Euro for each year for the next century, in addition to restoring the structure (which probably will cost 50 million euro or more) and putting it to good use. — Italian law requires that ancient buildings be restored with original methods and materials, in a precise manner, which is very costly to replicate and time consuming. Restoration work could conceivable take 10 years or more.
To my knowledge, Steven Bannon has no the funds to restore the building, however, and is buying time to raise the funds. If the court rules in his favor, then he might be able to convince donors to sign on to such a project.
In Italy, civil and criminal cases related to them are heard together in the same court and by the same judge, and normally take at least 5 years to resolve.
