Fr. Miguel Romeo, LC, passes away in tragic accident in Switzerland

 

Though no friend of the institution this unfortunate death of a good Legionary fills me with sadness:

Here is the official link

Former Legionary Prest, Sabin, Remains in Merida, Yucatan where he is involved in the political arena.

The official story re the EXIT OF PROMINENT LEGIONARY Fr Sabin stated that he returned to his native Spain. Maybe that is what the Legion wanted him to do.
According by blogger's info Fr. Sabin will reside in the city of Merida and will be engaged in political activities.

Fr. Jose Maria Sabin, LC, LEAVES LEGION AND PRIESTHOOD, rector of the Mayab University in Merida, Mexico

Heard it through the grapevine 
that big knob LC, erstwhile rector of the Anahuac del Mayab, the Legion of Christ's University in beautiful Merida, Yucatan, Mexico left the Legion recently and returned without explanation of goodbyes to his native Spain. 

Apparently his move happened very suddenly surprising his students and families in Merida 
 
Legionaries at the leadership meeting in Cancun, Sept 9th, were informed of this event

Fr. Sabin, according to the report below from one of his disenchanted confreres had been the Rector at the Anahuac Mayab for many years and had been a big mover in the expansion of the UNID (Universidad Interamericana para el Desarrollo) in Southeast Mexico.

Ayer martes 9 sep 2014, en reunión de legionarios en Cancún, la cúpula legionaria dijo que la haberse hecho público, se comunicaba a los legionarios que el famoso padre José María Sabin, durante muy lago tiempo rector de la universidad Mayab Anáhuac de Mérida y gran promotor de la apertura de sedes de la universidad interamericana para el desarrollo unid en el sureste de la república mexicana,
ha dejado la Legión de Maciel y el sacerdocio.
Sin más se comunico el regreso del padre Sabin a su España natal.

This news was signed by, Legionary on the High Wire, Father




Pablo Pérez Guajardo
Sacerdote católico
Cel 984 100 06 37
Correo padrepabloperez@gmail.com

Legionary Priest, Brian Fagan, RIP

an active LC once in power under the Master of the Game has shared with us the sad news of the passing of a dear Legionary of Christ, Dublin born Fr. Brian Fagan who joined the Legion in the late 60s. He would have been in his mid 60s. He had been ill for some time in a nursing home in Mexico City and died of a massive heart attack. I imagine the LC and RC will feature this gentle man on their web pages. He had devoted his whole life to the service of the Legion, the Church and the Salvation of Souls. R.I.P.

"Perplexed and sad...the Legion continues to lie and manipulate" Testimony of Leaving Legionary in English, Spanish and French

 

 I need to share with all my friends this news: at the beginning of this month I requested from the General Director of the Legionaries of Christ my definitive exit from the Congregation, after a year and a half of discernment of my future in the religious life. God willing, once the paperwork is done, I will become part of the diocesan clergy, incardinated into the diocese of Getafe, Madrid, Spain.

I am taking this irrevocable decision with deep peace and serenity; fully conscious that I want to begin a new voyage to imitate Christ as a priest.

But I cannot hide my perplexity and my sadness which at times fill my soul as I experience, even after the General Chapter of the Legionaries of Christ, their so called renewal continues to be based on falsehood, manipulation of the consciences and freedom of many people of good will inside and outside the Congregation and the Regnum Christi.

I humble beg you to pray for my final perseverance in the faith and in the priesthood. But, above all, that you pray to the Blessed Virgin to protect the Holy Catholic Church from all those who attack her with their crimes, their frivolous  coverups, harming the faith and the hope of the souls of the faithful.

With Fond Affection,
Jose Ignacio Martin Sanchez
June 15th, 2014, Solemn Feast of the Holy Trinity.


 (Original Spanish)

Necesito compartir con todos mis amigos una noticia: a inicios de este mes he solicitado al director general de los Legionarios de Cristo mi salida definitiva de la Congregación, después de año y medio de discernimiento sobre mi futuro en la vida religiosa. Dios mediante, una vez finalizados los trámites, formaré parte del clero diocesano, incardinado en la Diócesis de Getafe, Madrid, España.
Tomo esta decisión irrevocable con profunda paz y serenidad; plenamente consciente de que deseo emprender esta nueva singladura para imitar a Cristo como sacerdote.
Pero no os oculto mi perplejidad y la tristeza que embargan por momentos mi alma al comprobar que, incluso después del Capítulo General de los legionarios de Cristo, su presunta renovación sigue sustentada en la mentira, la manipulación de las conciencias y de la libertad de muchas personas de buena voluntad tanto fuera como dentro de la Congregación y su Movimiento Regnum Christi.
Os pido humildemente una oración por mi perseverancia final en la fe y en el sacerdocio. Pero, sobre todo, que oréis mucho para que la Virgen proteja a la Santa Iglesia Católica de todos quienes atentan contra ella con sus crímenes, sus frívolos ocultamientos y encubrimientos, dañando la fe y la esperanza de las almas de sus fieles.
Con afecto y cariño, José Ignacio Martín Sánchez
15 de junio de 2014, Solemnidad de la Santísima Trinidad.

(French Translation)

Je ressens le besoin de partager avec tous mes amis cette nouvelle: au début du mois, j’ai demandé au Directeur Général des Légionnaires du Christ de quitter de façon définitive la congrégation, après avoir discerné depuis un an et demi sur mon avenir dans la vie religieuse. Ainsi, si Dieu le veut, lorsque j’aurai achevé toutes les formalités, je rejoindrai le clergé diocésain et je serai incarné dans le diocèse de Getafe, à Madrid (Espagne).

Je prends cette décision irrévocable dans la paix et la sérénité; je suis pleinement conscient que je désire me lancer dans cette nouvelle aventure pour suivre, comme prêtre, l’exemple du Christ.

Mais je ne vous cache pas ma perplexité et ma tristesse lorsque je découvre, après le chapitre général des Légionnaires du Christ, censé avoir été une « rénovation », que celle-ci continue à vivre dans le mensonge, la manipulation des consciences et la manipulation de tant de personnes de bonne volonté, tant à l’intérieur de la congrégation qu’à l’extérieur, ainsi que dans son mouvement, Regnum Christi.

Je vous demande humblement une prière pour m’aider à rester fidèle dans la foi et dans le sacerdoce. Mais, surtout, je vous demande de prier pour que la Sainte Vierge protège la Sainte Eglise Catholique de tous ceux qui la menacent avec leurs crimes, qui dissimulent et qui étouffent leur frivolité, endommageant ainsi la foi et l’espérance de leurs fidèles.

Avec toute mon affection,

Père José Ignacio Martin Sanchez

15 juin 2014

En la solennité de la Très Sainte Trinité

(Update) Wherabouts of Irish Legionaries of Christ - exclusive info

After posting the original blog entry the blogger received the following info from a reliable source:
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(Edited) I didn’t see Fr Declan Creighton’s name on the list – he’s in Connecticut working in a parish but still an LC.  He’s a contemporary of Fr Peter Byrne.  Both Peter and Declan are probably  55 this year not 52 as your document suggests.  Anthony Bannon is in Mexico, not Ireland.  I understand Jude Furlong (70) is in Dublin not Rome.
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The blogger notes that he is not sure where Fr. Declan Creighton is...The approximate, and sometimes speculative, nature of the data illustrate how hard it is to gather concrete and specific info re Legion members, their whereabouts and their status vis a vis the Legion, the priesthood, etc.

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Data contributed by recently discharged Spanish member and other sources

Blogger notes that in his opinion ages are 2-3 year behind; as in all the first 6 entries are now about 70 years of age; basically the first generation of Irish going back to July 1, 1961, Bundoran, Co. Donegal

Name	Age	Birth place	Lives in
Raymond Comiskey	69	Dublin	Merida, Yuc
Thomas Moylan	68	Dublin	Cancún???
Jude Furlong	67	Dublin	Roma
John Devlin	67	Dublin	Houston
Fintan Lawless	67	Dublin	Brasil
Mons. Brian Farrell	67	Dublin	Vaticano
Patrick Corrigan	67	Dublin	Misiones - Chetumal
Thomas White	65	Dublin	CA, USA
David Owen	65	Dublin	Monterrey
Brian Wilson	64	Dublin	Mérida
Anthony Bannon	63	Dublin	Ireland
Hugh Ryan	63	Dublin	Roma
James McCluskey	63	Dublin	Xalapa, Mexico
James Mckenna	63	Dublin	Monterrey, Mexico
Owen Kearns	62	Dublin	Cheshire, USA
Donal Clancy	62	Dublin	México
Brian Fagan	61	Dublin	México
Fintan Kelly	60	Dublin	?
Donal O'Keeffe	59	Dublin	Washington
Michael Pakenham	57	Dublin	Misiones - Chetumal
Dermot Ryan	57	Dublin	Roma
Gerard Heaslip	54	Dublin	México
Patrick Langan	52	Dublin	Cheshire
Edward McNamara	49	Dublin	Roma
Feargal O'Duill	42	Dublin	Dublín
Seamus Mc Cabe	39	Dublin	México
Patrick Walsh	55	Cork	Brasil
John Monaghan	64	Belmullet	Misiones - Cancún
Patrick O'Connell	58	Belmouden	León, Mexico?
Dominic Farrell	37	An Dún	Roma
Eamon Kelly	55	Tubber	Jerusalem
Eamonn Shelly	39	Tipperary	Houston, USA
Joseph Gillespie	49	St. Johnston	Detroit, USA
Cathal Deveney	42	Portadown	Irish diocese?
Patrick McMenamin	58	Omagh	Monterrey, Mexico
Michael Ryan	65	New Ross	Roma
Michael Grealy	51	London	México
Donal Corry	67	Limerick	Roma
Bennet Tierney	56	Limerick	Germany
John Walsh	67		México
Bernard Quinn	65		Misiones - Playa Carmen
Vincent McMahon	64		Holland
John O'Reilly	64		Accused in Chile
Patrick Barry	63		Cotija, Mexico
Peter Coates	62		Monterrey, Meico
Raymund Cosgrave	61		USA
Daniel McCallion	58		Suiza
Martin Flynn	55		Spain
Michael Duffy	53		Dublín
Eamonn O'Higgins	48		Roma
Darren Brennan	33		Dublín ???
Peter Byrne	52(5)	Dublin	Dublín ???
Robert Sloan	35	DownPatrick	Dublín ??? (County Antrim?)

On Fr. Robles Gil and the Chapter; former LC now diocesan priest's blog

Fr. Eduardo Robles Gil in photo op with Pope Francis

 

                                 
Here is link to Fr. John's latest posting on his blog

His experience with Fr. Robles Gil as his superior in Brazil:

Thursday, February 6, 2014

How I knew Fr Eduardo Robles-Gil

In 2002, after the World Youth Day in Toronto, I was sent to Rio de Janeiro as assistant to the Vocational Director, Fr Eduardo Robles-Gil, who was also the superior of the community at that time.

Previously, I had been living a period or exile, stripped of all apostolic activity, in Cheshire, CT. That period lasted two years.

I willingly went to Brazil to show my superiors I wasn’t a defective cog in the machinery. I hadn’t yet come to the conclusion that the machinery itself was defective. So I got right into the work (first of all, learning Portuguese) with all my heart.

Fr Eduardo was supportive, encouraging, and in my opinion, sincere. He immediately confided in me and gave me an active part in his vocational work. I had done vocational work in the States from 1995-1996, so it wasn’t new to me.

I learned a lot from Fr Eduardo, much of which I still use today.

Unfortunately, he was bound to obey his superiors, and Fr Maciel as General Director. 

Before he left Brazil in 2004, he began to question me in spiritual direction about my vocation, why I hadn’t left yet knowing that Fr Maciel had already determined I had no future in the Legion. My torment began all over again.

Now, I want to be absolutely fair. I know that Fr Eduardo grew up in an LC school, was Ecyd, RC and all that. I know that he was a consecrated member of the Regnum Christi along with Fr Luis Graza, Alvaro Corcuera and Florencio Sanchez, and entered the Novitiate of the Legion of Christ with them. I know that he was and LC insider, part of the club of superiors with all the perks. But, again, I want to be fair:

I DON’T KNOW WHAT HAS BEEN GOING ON IN HIS HEART THESE PAST SIX YEARS!

Nor do I know what is happening in the hearts of so many other legionaries, those in the General Chapter and those who sent them there. There hasn’t been much communication by the legionaries these past few years, which has only led to a lot of speculation, harsh criticisms and a general sense that nothing productive is being done. I too have been suspicious of them and have written critically.

But, I want to be fair, and I believe Fr Eduardo wants to be fair. I am avoiding jumping to rash conclusions now that a new team of superiors has been elected and the General Chapter will be coming to a close. I do not want to judge based on what little I know. I only ask that the Legion begin a new era of transparency, honesty and justice.  

New General Director and Path of Renewal

The Legionaries of Christ announced today that they have a new General Director. They also published a Communiqué regarding Fr Marcial Maciel, an apology to victims, and their path to renewal.

Here is a run-down of the entire outcome of the election:

-       General Director: Fr. Eduardo Robles Gil, LC. 

-       Vicar General: Fr. Juan José Arrieta, LC.

-       General Councilor: Fr. Sylvester Heereman, LC. 

-       General Councilor: Fr. Jesús Villagrasa, LC. 

-       General Councilor: Fr. Juan Sabadell, LC.

-       General Administrator: Fr. José Gerardo Cárdenas, LC. 

-       General Procurator: Fr. Clemens Gutberlet, LC.