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Legion of Christ

Type: Organization

Name: Legion of Christ

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

Legion priest seeks to leave ministry to care for child

/ 01:56 pm (CNA).- Prominent U.S. priest Father Thomas Williams has asked Pope Francis to dispense him from his priestly obligations in order to care for the child he fathered and the child's mother.Fr. Williams wrote Fr. John Connor, assistant for apostolate ... [Published Catholic World Report - May 14 2013]

Entities: Thomas Williams, Legion of Christ, John Connor

First reported May 13 2013 - Updated May 13 2013 - 1 reports

Prominent Legionary priest seeks release from vows to care for son

A prominent priest of the Legion of Christ who revealed last year that he had fathered a child is now seeking dispensation from the priesthood, saying that he wants to care for his child.Father Thomas Williams, who commanded a wide audience as a television ... [Published Catholic World News - May 13 2013]

Entities: Legion of Christ, Thomas Williams, Donor, Jeffrey Mirus, Donations

First reported May 11 2013 - Updated May 12 2013 - 2 reports

Fatherhood in bad faith

VATICAN CITY Prominent American priest Rev. Thomas Williams of the Legion of Christ has left the priesthood after admitting he fathered a child years ago. The Legions then-superior said he had known for years about the child, yet allowed Williams to continue ... [Published New York Post - May 12 2013]

Entities: Thomas Williams, Legion of Christ, Vatican City, Paedophilia

First reported May 11 2013 - Updated May 11 2013 - 1 reports

John J. 'Jack' O'Neill

PLAINFIELD — John J. "Jack" O'Neill, 89, of Plainfield, formerly of New Lenox, passed away peacefully Wednesday, May 8, 2013.Jack is survived by his wife, Elizabeth "Betty" O'Neill; children, Mary Margaret Dyas, Barbara (Robert) Hoyt, George (Arlene) ... [Published InOttawa.com - May 11 2013]

Entities: John Timmons, Legion of Christ, John Patrick

First reported Apr 28 2013 - Updated Apr 28 2013 - 1 reports

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI

Shame on you for cheering Pope Benedict XVI

Shame on you for cheering this manI'm watching the crowds cheer on Pope Benedict XVI as he celebrates his last day as Pope on GMA. Every time I see him he makes me sick. Sure hang onto Jesus Christ, who was loved by god who gave his life for us. Sure. ... [Published Newsvine - Apr 28 2013]

Entities: Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, Rape, Crime

First reported Apr 21 2013 - Updated Apr 22 2013 - 1 reports

Spanish Anarchists Sent an Explosive Box of Sex Toys to Catholic Leaders

A Spanish anarchist that sometimes goes by the super-catchy name Anticlerical Pro Sex Toys Group says it sent explosive devices hidden within boxes of vibrators to prominent ultra-conservative Catholics in Spain, because nothing screams SUSPICIOUS when ... [Published Jezebel - Apr 21 2013]

Entities: Anarchists, Catholic, Sex

First reported Feb 26 2013 - Updated Feb 26 2013 - 1 reports

Pope John Paul II

Pope Benedict and the Grand Vizier Problem

by Doctor Science I keep seeing references to how surprised Catholics, including those at the Vatican, are by Pope Benedict's nigh-unprecedented abdication. I cannot figure out why anyone knowledgeable was surprised. I am by no means a serious Vatican-watcher, ... [Published Obsidian Wings - Feb 26 2013]

Entities: Grand Vizier, Marcial Maciel, Pope John Paul II

First reported Feb 16 2013 - Updated Feb 16 2013 - 1 reports

Pope resignation update: RI judge’s ruling forces release of “Legion of Christ” docs

This judge-order document release could reveal, or be the reason, why the pope resigned.. ... [Published AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the t ... - Feb 16 2013]

Entities: Legion of Christ, Resignation

First reported Feb 14 2013 - Updated Feb 15 2013 - 1 reports

Dissent Of The Day

A reader writes: One Maciel reference this week? Eh, fine. But another ? I fully understand the comments: put simply, there was a case against Maciel that the CDF was handling, and then it was shelved on Ratzinger’s orders. Simplistically, this is ... [Published The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan - Feb 14 2013]

Entities: Pope John Paul II, The Vatican, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, Abuse, Legion of Christ

Quotes

...As Terry Pratchett says in Interesting Times :Grand Viziers were always scheming megalomaniacs. It was probably in the job description: "Are you a devious, plotting, unreliable madman? Ah, good, then you can be my most trusted advisor."

Pope Benedict and the Grand Vizier Problem [Published Obsidian Wings - Feb 26 2013]

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Legion priest seeks to leave ministry to care f... [Published Catholic World Report - May 14 2013]
Prominent Legionary priest seeks release from v... [Published Catholic World News - May 13 2013]
Fatherhood in bad faith [Published New York Post - May 12 2013]
Legion priest leaves priesthood to care for son [Published Bellingham Herald - May 11 2013]
John J. 'Jack' O'Neill [Published InOttawa.com - May 11 2013]
Shame on you for cheering Pope Benedict XVI [Published Newsvine - Apr 28 2013]
Spanish Anarchists Sent an Explosive Box of Sex... [Published Jezebel - Apr 21 2013]
Who?s in charge when there isn?t a pontiff? [Published Bend Bulletin - Mar 03 2013]
Who?s in charge when there isn?t a pontiff? [Published Bend Bulletin - Mar 03 2013]
Pope Benedict and the Grand Vizier Problem [Published Obsidian Wings - Feb 26 2013]
Pope resignation update: RI judge’s ruling forc... [Published AMERICAblog News\| A great nation deserves the t ... - Feb 16 2013]
Dissent Of The Day [Published The Daily Dish \| By Andrew Sullivan - Feb 14 2013]
Michael Brendan Dougherty: Pope Benedict XVI’s ... [Published National Post \| Full Comment » Full Comment - Feb 12 2013]
Benedict’s Radical End [Published The Daily Dish \| By Andrew Sullivan - Feb 11 2013]
Nostra Maxima Culpa [Published The Daily Dish \| By Andrew Sullivan - Feb 04 2013]
General Director of Legion of Christ to Go On S... [Published Zenit - Oct 11 2012]

Blogs

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Pope Benedict and the Grand Vizier Problem [Published Obsidian Wings - Feb 26 2013] by Doctor Science I keep seeing references to how surprised Catholics, including those at the Vatican, are by Pope Benedict's nigh-unprecedented abdication. I cannot figure out why anyone knowledgeable was surprised. I am by no means a serious Vatican-watcher, ...
Pope resignation update: RI judge’s ruling forc... [Published AMERICAblog News\| A great nation deserves the t ... - Feb 16 2013] This judge-order document release could reveal, or be the reason, why the pope resigned.. ...
Dissent Of The Day [Published The Daily Dish \| By Andrew Sullivan - Feb 14 2013] A reader writes: One Maciel reference this week? Eh, fine. But another ? I fully understand the comments: put simply, there was a case against Maciel that the CDF was handling, and then it was shelved on Ratzinger’s orders. Simplistically, this is ...
Michael Brendan Dougherty: Pope Benedict XVI’s ... [Published National Post \| Full Comment » Full Comment - Feb 12 2013] Benedict has always believed in the Vatican II concept of “collegiality,” which assumes that other cardinals and bishops have authority and even some autonomy from the Pope. This conviction meant that Benedict was never going to aggressively “clean house,” ...
Benedict’s Radical End [Published The Daily Dish \| By Andrew Sullivan - Feb 11 2013] A resignation is truly a big deal. Since it hasn’t happened in 600 years, it changes the institution. It’s not outside the rules. The last Benedict to resign was Benedict IX (1032-45), “after selling the papacy to his godfather Gregory VI.” I’m unaware ...