US EditionPope expels a bishop and 9 other people from a Peru movement over ‘sadistic’ abuses
- Pope Francis expelled 10 people, including a bishop, from the Sodalitium, a Catholic movement in Peru, due to "sadistic" abuses uncovered by a Vatican investigation.
- The Peruvian Bishops Conference announced the expulsions, citing a "special" decision by Francis, and detailed various abuses including physical and economic mismanagement.
- This decision follows the previous expulsion of the movement's founder, Luis Figari, who committed serious abuses against recruits, highlighting the organization's significant power in Peru.
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Pope Francis expels 10 from Peruvian movement with ‘sadistic’ leader who sodomised recruits
Pope Francis took the unusual decision yesterday to expel 10 people – a bishop, priests and laypeople – from a troubled Catholic movement in Peru after a Vatican investigation uncovered “sadistic” abuses of power.
Pope expels a bishop and 9 other people from a Peru movement over ‘sadistic’ abuses
Pope Francis took the unusual decision Wednesday to expel 10 people – a bishop, priests and laypeople – from a troubled Catholic movement in Peru after a Vatican investigation uncovered “sadistic” abuses of power, authority and spirituality.
Denver parish at heart of scandals involving Peru-based lay group
ROME – Ten key members of a controversial lay movement in Peru have been expelled from the group as part of an ongoing Vatican investigation of charges of abuse and misconduct, including alleged financial irregularities. Among those expelled from the Sodalitium Christianae Vitae (SCV) on Wednesday are several members with ties to a Denver parish, and one who is apparently the first Catholic to face Vatican sanction for alleged journalistic malpr…
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