Disgraced Catholic order denounces founder, apologizes to victims

[onager]

Anyone who wants to repost this in the Logic Dumpster (i.e., the "R" group), feel free.

A disgraced Catholic religious order whose late founder lived a double life as a paedophile, womanizer and drug addict officially denounced him on Thursday and apologized to his "many victims".

The Legionaries of Christ, which former members said was run like a cult rooted in secrecy, accused Father Marcial Maciel of "reprehensible and objectively immoral behavior" as head of the order from 1941 until former Pope Benedict removed him in 2006.

http://news.yahoo.com/disgraced-catholic-order-denounces-founder-apologizes-victims-155230384.html

[John1956PA]

1. There was also an allegation that he cajoled a wealthy widow into leaving a legacy to the order.

I recall posting in a thread about that incident some time ago. I am not sure of the outcome of the litigation regarding the widow's legacy.

[trotsky]

2. Oh they don't give a crap about child rape in the RCC.

Now if you find a new article bashing Richard Dawkins, THAT will spruce things up! Nothing like a good straw Dawkins beatin'!

[progressoid]

3. Denounced.

Well, that should take care of it then. All's well that ends well.



On a more important note, did you see the big chocolate Pope?



Pope Francis gets a look at a lifesize statue of his likeness in chocolate form. The statue, made with 1.5 tons of cocoa, was presented to the Pope during the general audience of Feb. 5. (AP)

http://whateverblog.dallasnews.com/2014/02/pope-francis-meets-chocolate-pope-francis-made-with-1-5-tons-of-cocoa.html/

[Curmudgeoness]

4. What a dilemma.

Do I eat the ears first, or the feet.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

5. Heart.

Although the Spanish Inquisition created a device that slowly pulled out your intestines to maximize your pain as you watched yourself die.

Got to hand it to the Catholics. They knew how to spend their research endowments.