Pope Punishes Members of Catholic Group in Peru After Vatican Investigation

[Baba O'Riley]

I think this article should go here.  Please let me know if I should move it.  As a cradle Catholic, I have never heard of this group. 

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/26/world/europe/pope-peru-sodalitium.html?unlocked_article_code=1.N04.tWOx.0zPvHVUOVzgP&smid=url-share

 

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Pope Francis this week expelled 10 members from a Catholic movement in Peru following a Vatican investigation that reported physical abuse, including “sadism and violence,” cultlike attempts to break the will of subordinates, mishandling of church property and covering-up crimes.

Last month, the Vatican formally expelled Luis Fernando Figari, the founder of the group, Sodalitium Christianae Vitae, or Sodalitium of Christian Life. Mr. Figari, a layman, stepped down as the leader of Sodalitium in 2010, and was later barred by the Vatican from the group’s community life.

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Edited September 27 by Baba O'Riley
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