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Composed of six researchers from different backgrounds, the independent commission sought to understand the context and sectarian mechanisms that enabled Vanier, as a great spiritual figure, to use his power to take advantage of young women.
North American communities for the disabled remain committed to their good work.
Two weeks after the revelations about Vanier’s sexual misconduct, the members of L’Arche are trying to overcome grief and anger to build a sustainable future for their service of people with mental disabilities.
McAleese said that she had “regarded Vanier as inspirational for decades” and was devastated by the report stating he had engaged in sexually manipulative relationships with six women over a 45 year period.
COMMENTARY: Catholics have a right to be both angry and confused, sad and perplexed by the revelation of the L’Arche founder’s grave sexual misconduct.
The investigation detailed sexual misconduct by Vanier with six women without disabilities in the context of spiritual direction.
It is no small thing that the two founders most closely associated with “L’Arche” have been implicated in sexual misconduct.
Friends and colleagues of the founder of L’Arche, who died Tuesday in Paris at the age of 90, tell the Register about his profound impact on them and on the world.
Disabled residents and their assistants share faith and friendship at the L’Arche community in Washington, D.C.
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