Pope Francis has ordered the dissolution of the Catholic lay group Sodalitium Christianae Vitae (SCV) following a Vatican investigation that uncovered widespread sexual, financial and spiritual abuses. The investigation, led by Archbishop Charles Scicluna and Monsignor Jordi Bertomeu, confirmed allegations of abuse by the group's founder and other top members. The SCV, founded in 1971 as a conservative Catholic movement, had faced mounting criticism for years.
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Pope Francis delivers his blessing as he recites the Angelus noon prayer from the window of his studio overlooking St.Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025. FILE - Vatican investigators Monsignor Jordi Bertomeu, right, from Spain, and Archbishop Charles Scicluna, from Malta, walk outside of the Nunciatura Apostolica during a break from meeting with people alleged abused by the Catholic lay group Sodalitium Christianae Vitae, in Lima, Peru, on July 25, 2023.
The Vatican has not responded to several requests for comment. Dissolution, or suppression, of a pontifically recognized religious movement is a major undertaking for a pope, all the more so for a Jesuit pope given the Jesuit religious order was itself suppressed in the 1700s.
VATICAN POPE FRANCIS SODALITIUM CHRISTIANAE VITAE ABUSE DISSOLUTION
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