The Peruvian Episcopal Conference announced the expulsion of Luis Fernando Figari from the Sodalicio de Vida Cristiana, an organization he founded 53 years ago. The founder was accused of child sexual abuse in Peru.
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Luis Fernando Figariwas accused by former Sodalits of a series of abuses. In 2028, the Vatican announced the intervention of the Sodalitium following a request by the Public Prosecutor’s Office for preventive detention against several members and former members of the organization.
Through a statement, the Peruvian Episcopal Conference announced the Decree issued by the Dicastery for Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life, which confirms the dismissal of the Catholic layman who was accused of committing psychological, physical and sexual abuse.
“The Peruvian Episcopal Conference makes public the Decree issued by the Dicastery for Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life of the Holy See, with which it reports, in accordance with canon 746 of the Code of Canon Law, the expulsion of Mr. Luis Fernando Figari Rodrigo from the society of apostolic life Sodalicio de Vida Cristiana,” sand reads in the document.
The decree ordering the expulsion of Luis Fernando Figari It was signed by Pope Francis, who said that this decision is part of the measures that must be adopted by the Church following the “certainties” found in the investigation against the leadership of Sodalitium.
