Legion of Christ Founder, Fr. Maciel, Cleared of Charges

...on Friday, the Legion announced that it had been told by the Holy See that no charges would be brought against Maciel, adding that the priest "unambiguously affirmed his innocence." A Vatican spokesman confirmed yesterday that the investigation had ended, and that there were no plans to reopen it, according to the Associated Press. Efforts by a Boston Globe reporter to obtain comment from the Vatican yesterday were unsuccessful.

"Father Maciel is exonerated, and the Holy See has found nothing upon which to begin any kind of canonical process," Jay Dunlap, the Legion's spokesman, said yesterday. He added that Maciel was "just grateful for the victory of truth and to be able to get on with the business of his priesthood."

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