CALIFORNIA
CathNews
Citing its need to restructure in the United States after a series of sex abuse scandals involving its founder and several prominent members, the Legionaries of Christ are withdrawing from the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Sacramento, California, effective July 1, reports NCR Online.
The order has administered the large Hispanic parish in the state capital for the last 12 years.
Their departure follows the closure last year of their two local schools, the University of Sacramento and the Immaculate Conception Apostolic School, because of diminishing enrollment.
“Our religious congregation has suffered a crisis in the past few years and we must restructure ourselves in the United States,” said Fr Lino Otero, pastor, in a message to parishioners.
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