The pope has censured Fr. Marcial Maciel, founder of the Legionnaires of Christ, who has been accused of long-ago sexual abuse. He has been instructed to retire to a life of "prayer and penance".
The interesting thing is that he had found favor with John Paul. This represents an abrupt papal reversal of fortune.
Catholic Light also has a good blog entry on the subject.
It's good to see the Holy See openly cracking down on such cases.
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