æt ðə tˈaɪm ʌv ɪts faʊndˈeɪʃən, ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntətˌɪvz ʌvðɪ ˈɪnstɪtˌuːt wɜː fˈɔːɹməli ɹᵻsˈiːvd baɪ ðə ɹˈoʊmən kˈæθlɪk kˈɑːɹdɪnəl ˌɑːɹtʃbˈɪʃəp ʌv bwˈeɪnɑːs ˈaɪɹɪz hˈoːɹheɪ mˈɑːɹɹɪˌoʊ bɜːɡˈɑːɡlɪˌoʊ, hˌuː ɛkspɹˈɛst hɪz ɐpɹˌiːʃɪˈeɪʃən, bˌʌt æz ðɪ ˈɪnstɪtˌuːt ɪz nˌɑːt kænˈɑːnɪkli ɹˈɛkəɡnˌaɪzd baɪ ðə vˈæɾɪkən, ɪts klˈɜːdʒi kænˈɑːt ˈɑːpɚɹˌeɪt ɪn ˌɛni ʌv ˌɑːɹdʒəntˈiːnəz θˈaʊzəndz ʌv tʃˈɜːtʃᵻz.
At the time of its foundation, representatives of the institute were formally received by the Roman Catholic Cardinal Archbishop of Buenos Aires Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who expressed his appreciation, but as the institute is not canonically recognised by the Vatican, its clergy cannot operate in any of Argentina's thousands of churches.