Editor: It has come to light that a community known as Miles Jesu (you can read their official statement, here) , founded in 1964 has collectively come to grips with its founder, Fr. Alfonso Durán, who is being accused of disciplinary irregularities and abuse of the membership. The Institute has been under investigation since 2007 by Cardinal Ruini. The official communique from the order on its website doesn't mention precisely what the priest is being accused of, but he is apparently relieved because of "serious mental and physical" infirmities.
Half a century might not be a long time for a religious society of any kind, especially not one identifying itself as an ecclesial family of religious life. Despite its short life, it has missions throughout the world including the Ukraine.
They look like Opus Dei and they incorporate that novel idea in religious life of a lay association. Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, great devotion to Our Lady is emphasized as well as a great deal of appreciation for the Holy Father, all good things to be sure. Being founded in Phoenix, Arizona, its founder was also prominent in the Cursillo movement. Among its more encouraging efforts is the canonization of Queen Isabella of Spain.
Fr. Alfonso Durán was a Claretian priest from Madrid, Spain.
Wikileaks has already exposed the internal documents of Miles Jesu. The Loyalty Pledge is shocking.
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http://file.wikileaks.org/file/miles-jesu-constitutions.pdf
http://file.wikileaks.org/file/miles-jesu-loyalty-pledge-2009.pdf
http://file.wikileaks.org/file/miles-jesu-decree-of-investigation.pdf
Very nice.
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