Legionaries of Christ
Roman Catholic religious congregation
Legionaries of Christ
The Congregation of the Legionaries of Christ (Latin: Congregatio Legionariorum Christi; abbreviated L.C.), formerly the Apostolic Missionary Mission of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, is a Catholic religious congregation of pontifical right founded in 1941 by the Mexican Catholic priest Marcial Maciel. It belongs constitutively to the spiritual family of Regnum Christi together with the Consecrated Women of Regnum Christi and the Lay Consecrated Men of Regnum Christi. Maciel led the congregation until 2005, when controversies began to emerge over cult-like tendencies within the larger Regnum Christi federation. In 2006, Maciel was investigated by the Holy See and suspended from his ministry, initially over breaches of celibacy, and following public revelations later confirmed as sustained, over sexual abuse of minors. After Maciel's death, and following more revelations, Pope Benedict XVI ordered an apostolic visitation of the Legionaries 2009. The investigation and reform of the Legionaries...
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