Pope Ratso to Investigate Scandalized Religious Order, Legionaries of Christ

[Ian David]

Black Collar Crime and Douchebaggery

The Vatican to Investigate Scandalized Religious Order
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: March 31, 2009

Filed at 6:33 p.m. ET

NEW YORK (AP) -- Pope Benedict XVI has taken the extraordinary step of ordering a Vatican investigation of the Legionaries of Christ, the influential, conservative religious order that has acknowledged that its founder fathered a child and molested seminarians.

Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, the No. 2 man in the Vatican, said church leaders will visit and evaluate all seminaries, schools and other institutions run by the Legion worldwide.

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The Legion revealed in February that its founder, the Rev. Marcial Maciel of Mexico, had fathered a daughter who is now in her 20s and lives in Spain. Maciel died in 2008 at age 87.

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The news also raised many questions -- from the order's critics and defenders alike -- that the Legion still hasn't publicly answered, about whether any current leaders covered up Maciel's misdeeds and whether any donations were used to facilitate the misconduct or pay victims.

More:
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2009/03/31/world/AP-EU-Vatican-Legionaries-Scandal.html?_r=1

[patrice]

1. I hope we also see what other religious organizations were BFFEs to these Legionaires.

[msongs]

2. ha ha April Fools. you got us again nt