Vatican Review of the Legionaries of Christ an "Act of Love"
April 3, 2009 by Patrick Madrid
Filed under Patrick's Blog
be a mission of the Vatican to the Congregation of the Legionaries of Christ
in Mexico to clarify, among other matters, accusations of sexual abuse
against its founder, Fr. Marcial Maciel, who also had a daughter.
Leopoldo Gonzalez, secretary general of [the Conference] expressed his
approval of the announcement, assuring that the review is being treated as
an “act of love.”
In a press conference announcing the activities of the “Consecration of
Mexico to the Holy Spirit,” he referred to the apostolic visitation and
confirmed that these visits are being undertaken to review the work of the
congregations [e.g., the Legionaries of Christ], not only “when the ship is
sinking.”
On another theme, he defended the fact that Carlos Aguiar, president of the
[Bishops’ Conference] was driven in a luxury automobile on the eve of his
elevation as Archbishop of Tlalnepantla, comparing it with the entrance of
Jesus into Jerusalem [saying], If they offer you a donkey, you have to get on
it.”
EL UNIVERSAL
JUEVES 02 DE ABRIL DE 2009
