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Nous fêtons aujourd’hui l’anniversaire de la première semaine de son existence. Et le résultat a été très positif. Grosso modo :

• Nous avons eu une moyenne de 95 visites par jour, provenant essentiellement des Etats-Unis, de la France et du Canada. Les visites du site ont été boostées par un article paru sur life-after-rc.com.
• Peu de commentaires publics, mais de nombreux témoignages privés, français et canadiens, qui vont généralement dans le même sens : des remerciements, des encouragements… Quelques anciens légionnaires, dont certains sont encore prêtres ou séminaristes, ont également confirmé la véracité des articles.
• Les forums de discussion ne donnent pas grand-chose, pour le moment, sans doute à cause d’une certaine pudeur… ou peut-être, qui sait, de respect humain ? Dans tous les cas, sachez bien qu’en mettant un commentaire, personne, (et moi non plus) n’a accès à votre adresse mail. Alors, n’hésitez pas écrire, quitte à prendre un pseudo !

NB: Landon Cody n'est pas la meme que Phil Conners. Exlcblog.info c'est different que le exlcblog.com.
Landon Cody ain't Phil Conners. Sorry, you conspiracy oriented folk. We be two different guys and two different blogs.

Christmas Cheer, Legion Style. Lots of Expensive Ham.

From a comment on Life-after-rc

I challenge the Legion of Christ to deliver all of their Christmas baskets and the spiritual bouquets to the bishops [and cardinals] anonymously. The bishops [and cardinals] would still experience all of the consolation and affection that the gift baskets and bouquets exude, plus they would be pleasantly intrigued by the fact that it was done as an act of humility instead of a self-serving PR schmooze.

I imagine that if they had to do it anonymously, they would not deliver anything. Nothing. Every supposed good deed of theirs has to be recognized, preferably in the form of a thank-you note which can then be scanned and used for further self-promotion.

Can a Leopard Change its Spots? It is a Question of Confidence and Credibility

This is a key question that needs some discussion.

Let's face it, the entire Legion debacle is about credibility and confidence: the credibility of the Legion of Christ, and confidence in it, and the credibility of the Catholic Church and confidence in it.

The Legion has no credibility. No need to go into it; it's just a fact that is more evident now then ever. So can we place our confidence in the Legion to change? Can we trust the Legion if the investigation ends with some rule changes, changes of superiors and a stern lecture on how the charism does not depend on the founder, and "you guys have to face the facts about him?" Is this enough? Can we trust the people who have been trained to lie and deceive "for the Kingdom"? Can we trust the people trained to pick and choose the souls they will work to save? Can we trust the structure which covered up for Maciel; his structure; his monster child who looks good by day but is a demon in its actions?

Now that the Church needs more of a credibility boost than ever, are these bishops going to slap the Legion on the wrist, call for impossible reforms, and cover it all up with some theological language which will remain just a bunch of pious words which say all the right things but mean nothing? We have come to expect this from the Catholic Church. They have never learned and it looks like they are not about to start, or will they?

This is the time. This is the one situation which is in their hands. Will they strive to protect the "good of the Church" the "good priests" and let down a whole population? To hell with us who have suffered, as long as they protect their priests. Here is the Church and here is the steeple. Open the doors and see all the priests. (?!)

Landon Cody.

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Prayers

From Life-After-RC Comment:

I received as a gift a rosary from a 3gF that was blessed by JP2. This rosary was brought to Cotija and rubbed in the dirt of MM gravesite. The rosary was given to her by another 3gF who attended the funeral. I thought it was odd that she would give it away. She replied that she already had a rosary blessed by JP2. She left RC about 6 months later.

I've thought often, what do I do with this rosary? It is blessed by JP2 and smeared by MM. One day, I tried to scrub the dirt out of it, but it would not come clean. For months, I couldn't even look at it. How could a rosary disgust me so intensely. One day, I picked it up and prayed to Mary. I asked her to pray to JP2 for his intercession in dissolving the Order that smeared his papacy.

Today, whenever I use that rosary, I pray for the dissoultion of the Legionaries of Christ.

Posted by: MnM | November 11, 2009 at 10:03 AM