Cardinal Sodano and the Maciel Scandals

I just posted on the Fr. Haley blog about Cardinal Sodano. We are living in times that appear to be rivaling the leadup to the Protestant Revolt. The corruption at the highest levels of the Church is disheartening. Don't let it damage your faith. If you do, that will be spiritual suicide.

Spend more time before the Blessed Sacrament praying for priests, especially those at upper levels in the Church. Many of them have a lot for which to answer.

Pope Takes Control of the Legion of Christ

From the Vatican statement:

"The serious and objectively immoral behavior of Fr. Maciel, supported by incontrovertible evidence, at times constitutes real crimes, and manifests a life devoid of scruples and of genuine religious feeling. The large majority of Legionaries were unaware of that life, particularly because of the system of relations created by Fr. Maciel, who had skillfully managed to build up an alibi, to gain the trust, confidence and surrounding silence and strengthen his role as a charismatic founder."

I know someone whose son went into the Legion as a teenager and was sexually abused. It is a tragic truth today, but blind trust, even in those that seem squeaky clean, is foolish. I met a group of Legion seminarians at a Wanderer Forum years ago and was impressed by them, but the order is tainted by the sins of their founder. Pray that the Legion can be salvaged for the good work they have done and pray even harder for those hurt and abused by Fr. Maciel and his like-minded cohorts. (More here.... )