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Pope expels bishop and 9 other people from a Peru movement after Vatican uncovers abuses
Original Publication Date: September 25, 2024 9:42AM
Publication Updated: April 12, 2025 1:22AM
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis took the unusual decision Thursday to expel 10 people – a bishop, priests and laypeople — from a troubled Catholic movement in Peru after a Vatican investigation uncovered “sadistic” abuses of power, authority and spirituality.
The move against the leadership of the Sodalitium Christianae Vitae, or Sodalitium of Christian Life, followed Francis’ decision last month to expel the group’s founder, Luis Figari, after he was found to have sodomized his recruits.
The decision was announced by the Peruvian Bishops Conference, which posted a statement from the Vatican embassy on its website.
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