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Pope expels bishop, others from a Peru movement after Vatican uncovers abuses

Associated Press
| Wednesday, September 25, 2024 12:54 p.m.
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Pope Francis arrives as he holds his weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square, at the Vatican.

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis took the unusual decision Thursday to expel 10 people — a bishop, priests and laypeople — from a troubled Catholic movement in Peru after a Vatican investigation uncovered “sadistic” abuses of power, authority and spirituality.

The move against the leadership of the Sodalitium Christianae Vitae, or Sodalitium of Christian Life, followed Francis’ decision last month to expel the group’s founder, Luis Figari, after he was found to have sodomized his recruits.

The decision was announced by the Peruvian Bishops Conference, which posted a statement from the Vatican embassy on its website.


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