Holy See names commissary for Sodalitium Christianae
Vitae
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The Holy See has appointed a commissioner for the Sodalitium
Christianae Vitae, a society of apostolic life based in Peru.
By Christopher Wells
With a decree issued on Wednesday, the Vatican’s
Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life
has appointed an Apostolic Commissary – a commissioner – to
oversee the Sodalitium Christianae Vitae, a society of apostolic
life based in Peru. The Sodality has been in crisis since its
founder was accused of sexual and psychological abuse.
A statement from the Holy See Press Office said Pope
Francis has been carefully following all the information that had been
received about the Sodality over a number of years. The Holy Father, it
continued, “has shown particular attention to the gravity of the information
regarding the internal regime, formation, and economic and financial
management,” which was the basis for his “insistent” instructions for the
Congregation to devote particular attention to the situation.
The decision to place the Sodality under a commissioner also
took account of the serious measures taken by the Peruvian judicial system
against the founder of the organization, Luis Fernando Figaro; and
was only made after “a profound analysis” of all the documentation related to
the group.
The new Commissary is a Redemptorist, Bishop Noel
Antonio Londoño of Jericó, Colombia. The statement of the Press Office
noted that American Cardinal Joseph Tobin, Archbishop of Newark, as
Delegate “ad nutum” (serving at the pleasure of the Pope), will continue to be
the point of reference for the Congregation in relation to the Sodality,
especially with regard to economic questions.
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