Legionaries

In a statement on Saturday (May 1), the Vatican announced the conclusion of an investigation into the Legion, also known as the Legionaries of Christ, which began last July.

Vatican To Assume Control Of Troubled Legion Of Christ 2010

Five prelates from Europe and the Americas, including Archbishop Charles Chaput of Denver, met with Benedict to discuss the results of their probe into the Legion, also known as the Legionaries of Christ, which began in July 2009 and concluded last March.

Pope Meets With Investigators Of Disgraced Legion 2010

Maciel founded an order known as the Legionaries of Christ and systematically engaged in sexual abuse of minors for 40 years.

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One key question raised by critics of the Legionaries has been the extent to which the order's current leaders were responsible for the founder's misdeeds.

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Father Fichter added: As Legionaries, we were taught a very strict poverty; if I went out of town and bought a Bic pen and a chocolate bar, I would have to turn in the receipts.

Legionaries of Christ Jolted by Reports That Its Founder Led a Double Life 2009

A spokesperson for the Legionaries of Christ said Feb. 3 the order has recently reached the conclusion that its founder, a Mexican priest named Marcial Maciel Degollado who was close to the late Pope John Paul II, was guilty of conduct that is “surprising, difficult to understand, and inappropriate for a Catholic priest.”

Legionaries of Christ Jolted by Reports That Its Founder Led a Double Life 2009

I'll end up having to help him reverse the conversion - and that means sorting out about 60 confused Imperial Legionaries.

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Legionaries of Christ Jolted by Reports That Its Founder Led a Double Life 2009

Four former Legionaries or supporters of the Legion, meanwhile, told NCR that priests in the order were recently sharing this news with members and supporters in private briefings in the United States and Mexico.

Legionaries of Christ Jolted by Reports That Its Founder Led a Double Life 2009

The Legionaries of Christ, an influential Roman Catholic religious order, have been shaken by new revelations that their founder, who died a year ago, had an affair with a woman and fathered a daughter just as he and his thriving conservative order were winning the acclaim of Pope John Paul II.

Legionaries of Christ Jolted by Reports That Its Founder Led a Double Life 2009