Vatican intervened in Family of Mary also based in the Netherlands
The Chapel of Our Lady of All Nations in Amsterdam is served by the Family of Mary.
The Vatican last year intervened at the Family of Mary, the religious community that runs the Amsterdam chapel of the Lady of All Nations, among others. The founder of the priestly branch of the community was removed from his position as superior general for unclear reasons, reports Nederlands Dagblad (ND).
According to the newspaper, an apostolic visitation was carried out within the community last year – an investigation ordered by the Vatican in which a church organisation is scrutinised for possible abuses.
Much ambiguity
Why the visitation took place at the Family of Mary is still unclear. According to ND, it is also not clear why its head, Austrian Father Paul Maria Sigl, was removed from his post. In his place, the Vatican already appointed Roman auxiliary bishop Daniele Libanori as temporary director on 1 June 2022.
Libanori is assisted in his task by Slovak Sister Katarina Kristofová, who helped conduct the visitation. The auxiliary bishop also previously investigated abuse by Jesuit Marko Rupnik.
Preventing hasty conclusions
Bishop Jan Hendriks of Haarlem-Amsterdam confirmed to ND that an apostolic visitation had taken place and an external administrator had been appointed. The fact that the matter has not been made public so far, he said, has to do with the desire to avoid “hasty conclusions being drawn about individuals, because we are not that far yet”.
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