Hartford, Conn., Jan 11, 2005 / 22:00 pm
The Legion of Christ recently released a statement regarding the decision of St. Paul-Minneapolis Archbishop Harry Flynn to ban the work of the movement throughout the Archdiocese.
On November 23rd, Archbishop Flynn stated in a letter sent to all parishes of the Archdiocese that the Legion of Christ, and its lay affiliate, Regnum Christi, cease activity within the Archdiocese.
Allegedly, the letter was never planned to be made public but has received press in many national and local Catholic news outlets, prompting a response by the Legionaries.
The letter to the parishes included a letter written to Fr. Anthony Barron, North American director for the Legion of Christ, from the Archbishop stating that “pastors continue to sense that a ‘parallel church’ is being encouraged, one that separates persons from the local parish and archdiocese, and creates competing structures.”