Tuesday, the Coops shed light on this fundamentalist Catholic religious movement well established in Quebec. However, it is making headlines all over the world, as victims denounce “sectarian abuses”, as well as a system perpetuating and covering up the sexual assaults and abuse of its priests. Allegations that the Fraternity refutes.
All about the Fraternity of St. Pius
Invited to react, the archdioceses of Sherbrooke and Quebec, which operate respectively in proximity to the places of worship of Notre-Dame-des-Bois and Sherbrooke, as well as with the primary and secondary school of the Sainte-Famille in Lévis , wanted to reiterate that the Fraternity is not under the jurisdiction of the Catholic Church. Nor is it “in communion” with it since the rejection of the modernizations of the Second Vatican Council by its members, perpetuating “important disagreements on doctrine and liturgy”, it is said.
“The questioning of the authority of the Pope, aggravated by the ordination of bishops without a pontifical mandate, constitutes a major issue that years of discussions have not managed to resolve,” the Archdiocese is told. from Sherbrooke.
“We are very concerned about protecting the integrity of any person and condemn any form of abuse. explains a spokesperson for the Catholic Church of Quebec. In our diocese, we are continuing to implement even more rigorous practices in each of our parishes.”
She also invites the population not to confuse the FSSPX with the Fraternity of Saint-Pierre, which meets in Limoilou and celebrates mass in Latin, but which is under the jurisdiction of the diocese.
Attacks in the Catholic Church
Both archdioceses are still the subject of class action lawsuits for sexual assault by their members. In Quebec, there are around 160 victims, while in Sherbrooke, the most recent count stands at more than 70.
The Archbishop of Quebec, Gérald Cyprien Lacroix, is also the target of allegations of gestures of a sexual nature in the context of these actions, which pushed him to temporarily withdraw from his functions last January.
With the collaboration of Victoria Baril, The sun.
