Comments on: An Audit for the Legionnaires & Regnum Christi? http://the-american-catholic.com/2009/02/08/an-audit-for-the-legionnaires-regnum-christi/ Politics and Culture from a Catholic perspective. Wed, 23 May 2012 01:28:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Nihil Obstat » Blog Archive » New Fr. Marcial Maciel Degollado Sex Scandal http://the-american-catholic.com/2009/02/08/an-audit-for-the-legionnaires-regnum-christi/#comment-19576 Nihil Obstat » Blog Archive » New Fr. Marcial Maciel Degollado Sex Scandal Fri, 13 Feb 2009 03:50:58 +0000 http://the-american-catholic.com/?p=4537#comment-19576 [...] here and here.  [...] [...] here and here.  [...]

]]> By: Mark DeFrancisis http://the-american-catholic.com/2009/02/08/an-audit-for-the-legionnaires-regnum-christi/#comment-19575 Mark DeFrancisis Mon, 09 Feb 2009 16:32:07 +0000 http://the-american-catholic.com/?p=4537#comment-19575 The adulation of Maciel was so excessively unhealthy. I remember, for example, how some LC leaders shared gleefully with me a story of how during a Maciel visit Nuestro Padre went onto a soccer field during a game and put his hand up to signal a stoppage of action,.One LCer either did not see Maciel's action, or. in the passion of the game ignored the signal, kicking the soccer ball. As a result, Maciel banned soccer in all LC facilities for at least a few years, as seminarian/priestly recreation. As the story was told, everyone at the table was all smiles about how Maciel issued such orders despotically, and how all then showed such willing, unconditional obedience. The adulation of Maciel was so excessively unhealthy. I remember, for example, how some LC leaders shared gleefully with me a story of how during a Maciel visit Nuestro Padre went onto a soccer field during a game and put his hand up to signal a stoppage of action,.One LCer either did not see Maciel’s action, or. in the passion of the game ignored the signal, kicking the soccer ball. As a result, Maciel banned soccer in all LC facilities for at least a few years, as seminarian/priestly recreation. As the story was told, everyone at the table was all smiles about how Maciel issued such orders despotically, and how all then showed such willing, unconditional obedience.

]]> By: Dale Price http://the-american-catholic.com/2009/02/08/an-audit-for-the-legionnaires-regnum-christi/#comment-19574 Dale Price Mon, 09 Feb 2009 16:12:31 +0000 http://the-american-catholic.com/?p=4537#comment-19574 I think disbanding them is too drastic and leaves too many adrift, as has been ably noted above. But a decapitation of the upper echelon of the leadership would not be. The rot is both too pervasive and too obvious to avoid a serious housecleaning. I think disbanding them is too drastic and leaves too many adrift, as has been ably noted above. But a decapitation of the upper echelon of the leadership would not be. The rot is both too pervasive and too obvious to avoid a serious housecleaning.

]]> By: DarwinCatholic http://the-american-catholic.com/2009/02/08/an-audit-for-the-legionnaires-regnum-christi/#comment-19573 DarwinCatholic Mon, 09 Feb 2009 15:21:17 +0000 http://the-american-catholic.com/?p=4537#comment-19573 I suspect that something on the scale of what Weigal or Grisez suggest will be necessary, and I hope that the Vatican exceeds its usual speed in doing something sooner rather than later. I would assume that a large portion of the 800 LC priests around the world are good men who knew nothing about all this, and finding a positive direction to channel their energies rather than leaving them in freefall under a leadership now in question would seem an important move. I suspect that something on the scale of what Weigal or Grisez suggest will be necessary, and I hope that the Vatican exceeds its usual speed in doing something sooner rather than later.

I would assume that a large portion of the 800 LC priests around the world are good men who knew nothing about all this, and finding a positive direction to channel their energies rather than leaving them in freefall under a leadership now in question would seem an important move.

]]> By: John Henry http://the-american-catholic.com/2009/02/08/an-audit-for-the-legionnaires-regnum-christi/#comment-19572 John Henry Mon, 09 Feb 2009 14:48:07 +0000 http://the-american-catholic.com/?p=4537#comment-19572 Henry, As I said, I understand your concerns, and there are differences of opinion among the contributors here. But this thread is not intended as a place to discuss those differences, and honestly I don't feel that VN contributors are in the best position to cry foul given their own rhetorical excesses. Feel free to either post on this at your blog or discuss differences via e-mail. Any future comments on this thread unrelated to the topic of the thread will be deleted. Henry,

As I said, I understand your concerns, and there are differences of opinion among the contributors here. But this thread is not intended as a place to discuss those differences, and honestly I don’t feel that VN contributors are in the best position to cry foul given their own rhetorical excesses. Feel free to either post on this at your blog or discuss differences via e-mail. Any future comments on this thread unrelated to the topic of the thread will be deleted.

]]> By: Christopher Blosser http://the-american-catholic.com/2009/02/08/an-audit-for-the-legionnaires-regnum-christi/#comment-19571 Christopher Blosser Mon, 09 Feb 2009 14:37:48 +0000 http://the-american-catholic.com/?p=4537#comment-19571 Hrmmmmmmm -- I thought this post was about the Legionnaires & Regnum Christi? Hrmmmmmmm — I thought this post was about the Legionnaires & Regnum Christi?

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