ROME
Legionaries of Christ
Rome, July 3, 2014 – Cardinal João Braz de Aviz, prefect of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life (CICLSAL), and Archbishop José Rodríguez Carballo, secretary of the dicastery, met today with Fr. Eduardo Robles Gil, LC, general director of the Legion of Christ, and the general council of the Legion in the Legion’s Center for Higher Studies in Rome.
During the meeting, the Cardinal informed Fr. Eduardo that Fr. Gianfranco Ghirlanda, SJ – a Canon Law maven who has been connected with the renewal of the Legion and Regnum Christi since 2010 – will serve as Pontifical Advisor to the Congregation of the Legionaries of Christ. He will serve the Legion’s government as a consultant for the next few years especially in the area of relations between the different components of Regnum Christi and in the search for a canonical configuration for the Movement as a whole.
In a letter written today to the Legionaries of Christ, Fr. Eduardo Robles Gil said: “All of us in the central government have gratefully embraced the help that the Church is offering us by means of Fr. Ghirlanda. His experience and personal gifts, as well as his familiarity with the Legion and Regnum Christi – which he acquired as a personal councilor of the Pontifical Delegate – fill us with confidence.”
Cardinal Braz de Aviz emphasized that the role of the advisor will be strictly consultative, and that he will not be part of the government of the Legion. He will be able to participate in the meetings of the general council in his role as advisor when he sees fit. It is hoped that he will be able to continue supporting the Legion of Christ in overcoming the institutional crisis that has taken place in the past few years.
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