This determination, made public by the entity, follows years of tensions with the Association of Holy Week Associations of Reus. According to a statement issued by the Congregació Mariana, the current situation 'is not normal' and the problems have been ongoing for a long time, even before recent ecclesiastical decrees.
The statement details that internal disputes between the Royal Congregation of the Immaculate Blood and various brotherhoods have had a 'continuous impact' on the overall functioning of Reus' Holy Week. The Congregació Mariana denounces incidents such as meetings held without its presence, 'internal pressures', and decisions it considers 'unjustified', including the loss of co-presidency within the association and its effective exclusion.
The current situation is not normal, and the problems date back a long time, well before the latest ecclesiastical decrees.
Furthermore, the entity regrets that, despite having stopped attending meetings eighteen years ago, there was no real attempt to clarify the situation. Instead, a supposed resignation was formalized, which the Congregació Mariana denies having made. They also point to a 'lack of effective intervention' by ecclesiastical authorities, despite having been informed of various irregularities.
The Congregació Mariana also criticizes recent organizational decisions, such as the appointment of an external commissioner to coordinate Holy Week and the lack of invitations to key meetings, considering these 'deliberate exclusions and opaque management'. They justify their absence from the procession as an act of coherence in the face of a 'sustained abnormal situation', defending their historical trajectory in the city of Reus and expressing a desire to restore dialogue in the future.
