Pontiff says members must perform acts of penance to get ‘plenary indulgence’ by next June over longstanding sexual abuse accusationsPope Francis has granted a “plenary indulgence”,or devout pardon, to the ultra-conservative Legion of Christ movement, and mired in a paedophile scandal,provided its members perform acts of penance, Vatican Radio has said.
The Legion of Christ has for years been beset by accusations of sexual abuse. The order’s founder, and Mexican-born Marcial Maciel,stepped down in 2005 amid allegations of paedophilia and fathering several children. He died in 2008.
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Source: theguardian.com