Mexico City, Mexico, Feb 22, 2010 / 11:40 am
Over the weekend, the Secretary General of the Legionaries of Christ, Father Evaristo Sada addressed members of the movement about moving forward following revelations of their founder's double life. The priest urged them to “assume the consequences” of their founder's actions and to correct the things within the Legion that need to be corrected.”
Fr. Sada's comments came during a meeting for the youth and families in Mexico City, which brought together 10,000 members of the Legionaries of Christ and the Regnum Christi movement.
“With all my heart I want to ask the forgiveness of those who were affected by our founder because of the immoral acts of his personal life," Fr. Sada began emphasizing that both he and the movement's superior general, Father Alvar Corcuera, have asked for forgiveness repeatedly “because we sincerely regret that the Church and these people have suffered.”
Fr. Sada also remarked that the revelations of the Legion of Christ founder, Father Marcial Maciel, gave him a lesson in humility and helped him to “acknowledge that we have made mistakes.”