There has been considerable publicity around the filing of a lawsuit against the Legion earlier this week in Connecticut. This being a matter under litigation, I’m not going to analyze it or comment about it here. However, I expect there are some benefactors for various Legion projects or for some of the schools affiliated with the Legion who could be worried that their contributions might be used to pay for legal fees or costs related to this lawsuit. NO! If you give funds to the Legion for a particular purpose it will be used for that purpose. If you contribute to support one of the schools, your contribution will be used for that school. This is our commitment. The obvious next question: “So, what if you lost a massive court case and were ordered to pay a huge judgment?” Frankly, that is a bridge we hope not to cross, because our resources are limited and we want to use them in the service of the Church. In any event, restricted funds will be used as directed by the donor – that’s the right thing to do.
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There is a scene in The Passion of the Christ from Mel Gibson where our Blessed Mother sees her son being taken in for interrogation before he is sentenced to death on a cross. She says simply, “It has begun, Lord. So be it.” As I experience what our movement and the Legion are undergoing right now, I am also troubled by what our Church as a whole is undergoing — when I see stories like the one stating the US Supreme Court will not hear the appeal by the Vatican regarding sexual abuse cases, and now “theoretically Pope Benedict XVI could face questioning under oath related to a litany of child abuse cases” (AFP.) Another story from Belgium by the Associated Press states that “police searched the home and former office of former (Belgian) Archbishop Godfried Danneels, taking documents and his personal computer, just as the country’s nine bishops were starting their monthly meeting. The men were held for nine hours and – along with diocese staff – had to surrender their cell phones. In addition, police opened at least one tomb of a prelate.”
Many in our world are pointing a finger at the sins of our clergy, but a large number of laity are also not obeying Church teachings on sexual issues such as birth control, abortion, support of same-sex marriage, premarital sexual relations, etc. And many are not even attending Mass regularly! Our Church as a whole is undergoing a great purification. And none of us, all sinners alike, are immune. I echo the words of Our Lady – “It has begun Lord. So be it.”
Great post Kelly!
One word I hear often in discussing the way forward for Regnum Christi is “Transparency”. When looking at the whole movement, including the Legion, there are multiple entities which makes for a great deal of confusion when considering where one’s donations are being used. There is the local sections, the schools, the Legion communities in which the priests live, the RC consecrated, there is Mission Network, Integer, and multiple variations on Legionaries of Christ as corporate entities. It would be helpful and transparent to make an organizational chart available on the Regnum Christi website that explains where dollars go when donated. This transparency would go a long way towards boosting donor confidence.