Nuns of Goldenstein Now Back on Instagram

The three elderly nuns of Goldenstein in Salzburg, who have been causing a stir for months with their unauthorized return to the convent, now have an Instagram account again since Thursday. The three nuns had only announced their immediate withdrawal from social media a day earlier due to the ongoing involvement of the Holy See with the convent dispute. Behind the scenes, there seems to be quite a commotion among the nuns' support staff.

New Instagram Profile to be "Orderly and Clean"

As the nuns' spokeswoman, Christina Wirtenberger, informed on Thursday, the nuns are reachable on Instagram again, but under the new profile "realnonnengoldenstein". "Of course, it is allowed to have an Instagram account again, but it must be orderly and clean. Unfortunately, many things were posted on the old account without the sisters' consultation," she told APA.

On their previous profile "nonnen_goldenstein", the three nuns Rita, Regina, and Bernadette had more than 280,000 followers. However, they clarified in a statement on Wednesday that they never operated the platforms themselves and that all content was created without their knowledge.

Account Operator Stunned: "I Didn't Record Anything Secretly"

The operator of the previous profiles cannot understand this in a conversation with APA: "I didn't record anything secretly," he says. Naturally, he went through the postings with the sisters before publication. He now wants to seek a conversation with the nuns. Because he learned about their withdrawal from Instagram and Facebook from third parties. "I want to continue to do good with the account. Without social media, the nuns are defenseless against the arbitrariness of their superior."

Already at the beginning of December, there was a dispute within the support team about who is the contact point for press inquiries. According to Wirtenberger, the social media manager arranged appointments that were not coordinated with the other helpers.

International Attention for the Nuns of Goldenstein

The case of the nuns, aged from early to late 80s, has also attracted international attention in recent months. The three nuns returned to their former convent against the will of their superior, who was appointed as Apostolic Commissioner, after a previous stay in a nursing home. The convent now belongs to the Archdiocese of Salzburg and Stift Reichersberg.

(APA/Red)

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