False Appearances of Holiness VS Trusting in God

a bit behind the curve with Xavier Leger's 2nd part [3rd to follow]

Excerpt:

He went through a full description of those “false appearances of holiness”. He described all the traps of a spirituality based upon appearances. The main problem of those traps is that they “freeze” us in a fixed, one-way life, while the very principle of the Christian life is precisely to be a journey of freedom. He explained to us how those “false appearances of holiness” led us to get fossilized, and, as a result, unresponsive to the actions of the Holy Spirit, which are always uncontrollable ["unpredictable", "unprogrammable", I, the blogger, might say].

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From the REGAIN page, Regain Activities, Conference 2002:

Epilogue upon leaving: Monday, 7/1/02 DFW towards Houston on CO flight 141, 9:40 am

The spirituality that guided this trip for me was: IN GOD I TRUST.

I did not have everything planned to the very last detail, as a Legionary would. There were times when I did not know what was going to happen next, what to do. I was almost, but not quite, "flying by the seat of my pants". The team and I were constantly pulled in various directions trying to facilitate the diverse needs, insights, desires, and plans of the other participants and the journalists.But we were united in our effort to stem the tide of deceit, bad faith, manipulation, abuse and power of the Legion of Christ. We were all, like the vast majority of RC men and women and LC priest and student survivors, people of good will who had broken out of a vicious system over which we had no power and which disguises its viciousness behind a benevolent facade.

Xavier Leger, Prominent former French Legionnaire, Talks

Begin his saga on the REGAIN web page "He who would play the angel, acts the beast" [Blaise Pascal]

Eamonn Brosnan, Please Contact us!

The blogger has very fond memories of this former[?] Legionary priest. He was loved and esteemed by his confreres. But we have lost track of him. Eamonn, if you see this give me a shout any way you want, or contact REGAIN, INC through the editor, Giselle Ste Marie.
Hope you are well,
Fondly,
irishmexican43

Missing Legionaries of Christ

When no longer convenient for the cause, Legionary webpages or forums disappear without explanation. The same has happened to the members from time to time.

We are all familiar with the way many Legionaries and Regnum Christi members have departed the organization, "like a thief in the night", while the other members, the 'community', their companions are asleep.

Or members are moved quickly from one country/continent to another, all part of the control and disempowerment strategies created by their "Nuestro Padre", the king of deceit.

Occasionally, a member "disappears off the face of the map" or goes "M.I.A" in such a way that not even his/her family members knows where s/he is

Maciel used the Quintana Roo Mission in the Yucatan Peninsula as a place of exile for dissident members;
 he also sent people to Gabon, such as Jack Keogh can testify
he used Australia as a place to unload "problematic" members
Brazil is the latest place for Legionaries to be put out of sight and slowly disappear into oblivion
The blogger will be calling out for some missing legionaries on this blog, as well as charting the departure of those who wish to 'go public' about leaving the LC/RC

The blogger helps to track missing members from time to time and would like to be able to use this blog for that mission of mercy.

What a sad and shameful aspect of the Legion of Christ!

Leaving the Legion for a Diocese in Brazil

the "Leaving the Legion" priest is on his way to Brazil; he must have worked there as a Legionary and after a period of reflections is leaving the inhospitable Legion superiors for greener pastures

Dear Legionary, How Long are you going to Wait?

Some left a couple of years ago when Maciel died and he lost his grip on the tripulation, his hold on the members loosened, and his cronies tried to batten down the hatches
Some left when Maciel's sordid life was revealed
Some left when they thought the Investigation would take too long or would not be rigorous enough

Some have been placated by Mons De Paolis message to the members in Rome, and have put their leaving on hold

He tells them to hold on to their charism and their vocation.

What charism? The charism bequeated by a totally selfish and self-serving person, full of deceit? A charism to assure the rich that they could get to heaven by helping the Legion?

What vocation? A vocation that was never once properly discerned. It was only reinforced with pseudo-Ignation spiritual exercises and by Spiritual Direction similar to brainwashing

How long will it take to reform the Legion?

Is the Legion worth reforming?

Can a total Narcissist, Marcial Maciel, really found a religious order based on altruistic love?

The Terrible Damage done to Members, according to Catholic Priest

Legionaries Future in the Balance
America magazine online
Comment

Has anyone thought about the damage that has been done to the young men and women who were part of this group? The order has clear signs of a cult mentality. My experiences with people who have been involved with cults is that they are almost permanently damaged. Probably because they are people who are drawn to such extreme groups, they may respond extremely. They could be lost to the Church or harbor deep resentments toward Church authority and structure. That would be a true shame! But what is to be done? Would they ever be able to fit in with typical parochial and diocesan situations? I don't envy Pope Benedict in this. He will need the wisdom of Solomon and then some!


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Posted By Fr. Charles McDermott
Friday, September 18, 2009 03:54:30 PM