VATICAN CITY ? Pope Benedict XVI has offered encouragement to the Legionaries of Christ order, which has been reeling since revelations that its founder was discovered to have been a fraud and pedophile.
The Legion ordained 49 new priests this week in Rome, and many Legionaries and their families attended the pope's general audience Wednesday.
In remarks at the end of the audience, Benedict said he was praying that God would support the new Legion priests "so that you can carry out with joy and loyalty your mission."
Benedict named an envoy to take over the Legion last year after a Vatican investigation determined that its founder, the Rev. Marciel Maciel, created a movement bent on secrecy and obedience that had no defined "charism," or essential spirit, guiding it.
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