CALIFORNIA
The Modesto Bee
By Carlos Alcalá
calcala@sacbee.com
The Legionaries of Christ are withdrawing from Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish, ending the prominent Catholic religious order’s presence in the Sacramento region.
The change, effective July 1, follows the order’s decision last year to close two schools here.
The Legionaries have endured controversy and scandal in the past decade involving some of their best-known leaders.
Local officials say the local withdrawal is a product of the order shrinking and re-evaluating where to focus its priests.
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