Benedict XVI told to check the Order of Legionnaires of Christ. "

Representatives of the Vatican to investigate the activities of the conservative Catholic Order Legion of Christ." In line with the Pope Benedict XVI announced the Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Bertone Tarchizio (Tarcisio Bertone), in his letter to the head of the Order, Father Alvaro Corcuera (Alvaro Corcuera), reports AP.
In a letter published on the website "legionnaires," Cardinal Bertone expressed the hope that the atmosphere of fraternal and constructive dialogue "with the help of Pope order to overcome the" current difficulties ".
Cardinal apparently was referring to the scandal which broke out around the founder of Legionnaires of Christ "- a Mexican priest Marcial Maselya (Marcial Maciel), who died in January 2008. In 2009 it became known that Masel had a relationship with a woman who bore him a child, which is incompatible with sanom Clergy Roman Catholic Church.
In addition, Maselya repeatedly accused that in the 1940-1960's he defile seminarists. Nevertheless, in 2005, the Holy See announced that the founder of the Order is innocent and did not appear before the ecclesiastical court.
The reason that the case of sexual harassment by Maselya equal opportunities for all ', many saw that the founder of "legionnaires" enjoys a special arrangement of John Paul II.
Nevertheless, in 2006, the new pope, Benedict XVI, had Maselya recovery, calling on him to life in solitary prayer and penance.