Legionaries of Christ Archives

Dziwisz thanks Francis for ‘putting an end’ to attempts to discredit JPII

Church in Europe
May 30, 2019

Polish Cardinal Stanisław Dziwisz has issued a letter thanking Pope Francis for recent comments defending the late Saint John Paul II’s holiness and his handling of the case of Mexican abuser priest Marcial Maciel.

Vatican imposes 10-year suspension on Legionaries priest for abuse

Catholic News Service, Church in the Americas
Apr 12, 2019

The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith has banned a Legionaries of Christ priest from publicly exercising his priestly ministry for 10 years after he was convicted in Chile of sexually abusing a young girl.

Irish pedophile priest O’Reilly must leave Chile in 72 hours

Associated Press, Church in the Americas
Dec 10, 2018

An Irish-born priest of the Legion of Christ religious order has been given 72 hours to leave Chile after he finished serving a four-year sentence on Monday for sexually abusing minors.

Cardinal Tobin reportedly declined to investigate McCarrick misconduct rumors

Cardinals, Catholic News Agency
Sep 2, 2018

Cardinal Joseph Tobin told a journalist Friday that he heard rumors shortly after his 2017 arrival in the Archdiocese of Newark about the sexual misconduct of Archbishop Theodore McCarrick. He said he did not investigate those rumors because he found them unbelievable.

Legion vows to respond to victims’ request for compensation

Associated Press, Global Church
Apr 13, 2018

The Legion of Christ religious order said Friday it will try to respond to requests for compensation from former seminarians who were sexually abused by its founder and then discredited for having publicly denounced him.

Victims of Legion of Christ founder seek compensation for abuse

Associated Press, Vatican
Apr 12, 2018

Eight victims of the Catholic Church’s most notorious pedophile priest are pressing the Legion of Christ religious order to compensate them for the sexual abuse they suffered and the psychological harm they say resulted from the order’s prolonged campaign to discredit them.