Legionaries of Christ
Friday November 25, 2011
Legionaries of Christ • Regnum Christi • RNB's Religion News Blog:
The pope’s envoy running the disgraced Legion of Christ religious order says the 1,000-plus rules governing the cult-like life of some of its members are invalid and will be whittled down to a core set of norms. Pope Benedict XVI took over the Legion last year after the order admitted its Mexican founder sexually abused seminarians and fathered three children.
Wednesday October 26, 2011
Legionaries of Christ • RNB's Religion News Blog:
When Pope Benedict XVI took over the disgraced Legion of Christ religious order last year, expectations were high that heads would roll over one of the greatest scandals of the 20th century Roman Catholic Church. But in the absence of radical change, the movement has seen a dramatic decline in membership since the scandal was revealed in 2009.
Tuesday October 18, 2011
Catholic Church • Legionaries of Christ • Regnum Christi • RNB's Religion News Blog:
The Vatican has proposed giving hundreds of women who live like nuns within the troubled Legion of Christ order greater autonomy after a Holy See investigation found serious problems in their regimented communities. In 2010, former consecrated women spoke of the cult-like conditions they lived in.
Thursday October 28, 2010
Catholic Church • Legionaries of Christ:
The papal official running the disgraced Legionaries of Christ has warned that the conservative order faces “certain shipwreck” unless its superiors and members work together to change course following revelations that their founder led a double life.Thursday April 2, 2009
Catholic Church • Legionaries of Christ:
Pope Benedict XVI has ordered a probe into the ultra-conservative Legionaries of Christ after allegations that the order’s late founder Marcial Maciel secretly fathered a child.The leadership recently admitted that Maciel, a cult figure among Legionaries, led a “double life” after the discovery of his liaison with the mother of his daughter.
Wednesday February 4, 2009
Catholic Church • Legionaries of Christ:
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.Jim Fair, a spokesman for the Legionaries, said only: “We have learned some things about our founder’s life that are surprising and difficult for us to understand. We can confirm that there are some aspects of his life that were not appropriate for a Catholic priest.”
Friday February 1, 2008
Legionaries of Christ: The Rev. Marcial Maciel Degollado, the charismatic founder of the religious order Legionaries of Christ, who was disgraced toward the end of his life by Vatican censure over sexual abuse accusations dating from the 1950s, is dead at the age of 87.
Saturday October 27, 2007
Catholic Church • Legionaries of Christ: Gerald A. Renner, a religion reporter and editor who helped uncover a trail of sexual abuse accusations against the powerful founder of a Roman Catholic religious order, the Legionaries of Christ, died Wednesday in Norwalk, Conn. He was 75 and lived in Norwalk.
Thursday September 6, 2007
Legionaries of Christ: Former priest John Paul Lennon says the Legion of Christ is a dangerous and ultra-secretive cult that still idolizes its founder even though the spiritual leader was sanctioned by the Vatican after years of sexual abuse allegations. The Legion accuses the Alexandria man of distributing stolen property and “malicious disinformation” about a fast-growing Roman Catholic Church order with tens of thousands of followers worldwide.
Monday May 22, 2006
Legionaries of Christ: NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) -- As founder of the Legionaries of Christ, the Rev. Marcial Maciel is a central figure for the thousands of followers in the Roman Catholic order. Students study his life, portray him in skits to celebrate his birthday and follow his instructions on everything from table manners to how to wear their hair.
Saturday May 20, 2006
Legionaries of Christ: ROME, May 19 The Vatican announced Friday that it had disciplined the most prominent priest to be accused of sexual abuse, taking a step that Pope John Paul II had long resisted.
Friday February 4, 2005
Legionaries of Christ: The state's attorney general is investigating the complaint of an elderly Stratford man that a controversial Roman Catholic religious order gained title to his home through misrepresentations and by exerting undue influence.
Friday January 28, 2005
Legionaries of Christ: VATICAN CITY - The Legionaries of Christ have elected a successor to the Mexican priest who has headed the embattled religious order since its founding 64 years ago.
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Pope John Paul II has awarded control of an important Catholic cultural center in Jerusalem to a controversial, right-wing priestly order whose founder has been accused of sexual abuse.
Tuesday January 25, 2005
Legionaries of Christ: Founder Of Order Under Vatican Probe
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