The papal official running the disgraced Legionaries of Christ has
warned that the conservative order faces "certain shipwreck" unless its
members and superiors heal divisions and distrust stemming from
revelations that their founder led a double life.
Archbishop
Velasio De Paolis also warned in a recent letter to the Legion that it
will take three years or more to reform the order, dashing hopes of
Legion superiors who had wanted a faster turnaround.
Pope Benedict XVI
named De Paolis to take charge of the Legion after an eight-month
Vatican investigation determined it needed to be thoroughly reformed to
purge it of the influence of its late founder, the Rev. Marciel Maciel,
who fathered three children and sexually abused seminarians.
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