"Living Saint" Becomes Dead Ain't

[EyEgOrE]

When he died nine months ago, Jean Vanier — founder of L’Arche International, a worldwide organization supporting adults with intellectual disabilities — was lauded as a moral exemplar to people worldwide and a likely future saint in the Catholic Church.
On Saturday, his organization released a report shattering that image.
Vanier, who died in May at age 90, had coercive sexual relationships with six women during his lifetime that left the women hurt and in need of psychological therapy for years, according to the L’Arche report. The alleged behavior took place in France.
The response in some corners was rapid. On Sunday, the University of Notre Dame revoked two awards given to Vanier. In 1994, the school had given him the Notre Dame Award, and in 2014, the school’s Kellogg Institute had given him the Ford Family Notre Dame Award for International Development and Solidarity, the school said in a statement Monday. The Rev. John Jenkins, the university’s president, said, “The L’Arche report was thorough, rigorous and fair.”

much more at the link

https://www.washingtonpost.com/religion/2020/02/23/jean-vanier-once-talked-about-nobel-or-sainthood-candidate-is-accused-abusive-sexual-relationships-with-six-women/

 

[ChaosKitty]

but genocidal murderous priests like serra they canonize anyway, go figure

 

[Sejanus]

He sounds like the Harvey Weinstein of saints

 

[Eleven]

"He sounds like the Harvey Weinstein of saints." -Sejanus

LOL On the nose!

 

[Sevens My Charm]

@EyEgOrE I couldn't read your article not subscribed

had relationships with women from 1970 to 2005 that were at turns “inappropriate,” “coercive” or “non-consensual.” It also said he had a “psychological hold” over some of the victims.

None of the women who said they had been abused by Mr. Vanier had a disability. Some worked in the community, and some were nuns...

I find it odd that it all comes after he dies and not when he can rebut it ...

“The alleged victims felt deprived of their free will and so the sexual activity was coerced or took place under coercive conditions,” the report, commissioned last year and prepared by the UK-based GCPS Consulting group, said. It did not rule out other potential victims.
None of the women had disabilities, a significant point given that the Catholic hierarchy has long sought to portray any sexual relationship between religious leaders and other adults as consensual unless there was clear evidence of disability.

All articles say they had no disabilities..

Catholic charity founder sexually abused women, says report

Jean Vanier of L’Arche, an international community supporting disabled people, had ‘manipulative sexual relationships’

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[EyEgOrE]

All articles say they had no disabilities..

the Catholic hierarchy has long sought to portray any sexual relationship between religious leaders and other adults as consensual unless there was clear evidence of disability.

I don't generally agree with the catholic church's definitions on rape and sexual assault.
That's like telling the Mafia to determine what "extortion and racketeering" are...