Pope Francis is seen in a 2016 file photo greeting a man as he celebrates a Mass for migrants in St. Peter s Basilica at the Vatican. The Jesuits, who are involved in numerous outreaches to the poor and refugees, are in the initial stages of preparing an orderwide consultation on their personal vow of poverty. The pope is a member of the Jesuits. (CNS photo/Vatican Media via Reuters) Jan. 28, 2021 Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY Many Catholics look at religious orders of men or women and wonder what their vow of poverty means. After all, the brothers, priests and nuns run schools and hospitals, have large convents or abbeys and they all pretty much know where their next meal will come from.
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The Society of Jesus in Spain has decided to pay financial âcompensationâ to victims who were sexually abused by members of its order. It is an unprecedented move within the Spanish Catholic Church, which until now has refused to investigate past cases of abuse or pay compensation to victims. The only exception was a deal struck last month by the Marist Brothers in Catalonia, who agreed to pay â¬400,000 to the families of 25 victims who were abused at Marist schools.
The decision by the Jesuits â the name for members of the Society of Jesus, a Roman Catholic religious order formed in 1540 by Ignatius of Loyola â could bring to light years of abuse in cases that have been buried until now â as happened in the United States and other countries. Indeed, several dioceses in the US went bankrupt and were forced to sell their buildings and other properties after paying compensation to abuse victims. When the Boy Scouts of America announced last year that they
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CWN Editor s Note: “An internal investigation by the Society of Jesus found that 81 children and 37 adults had been abused by members of the order since 1927,” according to the report.
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