Rome, Italy, Feb 15, 2012 / 18:11 pm
Malén Oriol, the head of consecrated women in the Legionaries of Christ’s lay branch Regnum Christi, announced Feb. 14 that she has submitted her resignation.
Oriol, the assistant for consecrated life to the Legion’s general director Fr. Alvaro Corcuera, submitted her resignation to Cardinal Velasio De Paolis, the papal delegate overseeing the reform of the religious congregation.
She did not state whether she intends to join the departing women, Regnum Christi said on its website Feb. 14.
Oriol also revealed that some consecrated women within the congregation have asked the Vatican to let them live out their vows under a bishop, not as part of the Legion.