French religious orders demand change over L’Arche abuses

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Published February 9, 2023 9:54 AM

By NICOLE WINFIELD
Associated Press

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The umbrella group of Catholic religious orders in France is demanding church authorities assume responsibility for horrific evidence of sexual, spiritual and psychological abuse that was documented in a once-prominent community. L’Arche was founded by Jean Vanier and was once a preeminent lay community dedicated to people with developmental disabilities. The president of the conference of religious orders in France issued a devastating analysis Thursday of the implications of a two-year investigation into L’Arche that was published Jan. 30. The 437-page report offers a detailed forensic study of how Vanier created a secret “sect” within the heart of the Catholic Church designed entirely to feed his sexual appetites.

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