{"id":29146,"date":"2025-03-15T21:59:10","date_gmt":"2025-03-15T21:59:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/learn\/legionaries-of-christ-priest-accused-of-abusing-5-schoolgirls-in-spain\/"},"modified":"2025-03-15T21:59:10","modified_gmt":"2025-03-15T21:59:10","slug":"legionaries-of-christ-priest-accused-of-abusing-5-schoolgirls-in-spain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/learn\/legionaries-of-christ-priest-accused-of-abusing-5-schoolgirls-in-spain\/","title":{"rendered":"\u0627\u062a\u0647\u0627\u0645 \u0643\u0627\u0647\u0646 \u0645\u0646 \u0641\u064a\u0644\u0642 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0633\u064a\u062d \u0628\u0627\u0644\u0627\u0639\u062a\u062f\u0627\u0621 \u0639\u0644\u0649 5 \u062a\u0644\u0645\u064a\u0630\u0627\u062a \u0641\u064a \u0625\u0633\u0628\u0627\u0646\u064a\u0627"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>[ad_1] Highlands El Encinar School in Madrid. \/ Credit: Courtesy of Highlands School Madrid, Spain, Mar 13, 2025 \/ 06:40 am (CNA). Father Marcelino de Andr\u00c3\u00a9s N\u00c3\u00ba\u00c3\u00b1ez, a priest of the Legionaries of Christ and former secretary of Marcial Maciel, was arrested in Spain and released subject to restrictions, accused of abusing five underage girls at a school where he served as a primary and secondary school chaplain.Maciel, the founder of the Legionaries of Christ, sexually abused at least 60\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? 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Father Marcelino de Andr\u00c3\u00a9s N\u00c3\u00ba\u00c3\u00b1ez, a priest of the Legionaries of Christ and former secretary of Marcial Maciel, was arrested in Spain and released subject to restrictions, accused of abusing five underage girls at a school where he served as a primary and secondary school chaplain.Maciel, the founder of the Legionaries of Christ, sexually abused at least 60\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":29070,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[100],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-29146","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-news"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":29068,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/learn\/regnum-christi-to-review-abuse-prevention-policies-following-arrest-of-former-official\/","url_meta":{"origin":29146,"position":0},"title":"Regnum Christi to review abuse prevention policies following arrest of former official","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"\u0645\u0627\u0631\u0633 13, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"[ad_1] Highlands El Encinar School in Madrid. \/ Credit: Courtesy of Highlands School Madrid, Spain, Mar 13, 2025 \/ 15:35 pm (CNA). Regnum Christi has announced that it will review the safe environments protocols it has in place in Spain following five allegations of sexual abuse against the former secretary of Marcial Maciel, Legionary priest Marcelino de Andr\u00c3\u00a9s N\u00c3\u00ba\u00c3\u00b1ez, who worked at the Highlands El Encinar school in that country.Maciel, the founder of the Legionaries of Christ and Regnum Christi,\u2026","rel":"","context":"\u0641\u064a &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/highlands.school.march_.2025.jpg?fit=670%2C447&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/highlands.school.march_.2025.jpg?fit=670%2C447&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/highlands.school.march_.2025.jpg?fit=670%2C447&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":7262,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/learn\/legionaries-of-christ-founder-almost-removed-from-priesthood-in-1950s-vatican-documents-show\/","url_meta":{"origin":29146,"position":1},"title":"Legionaries of Christ founder almost removed from priesthood in 1950s, Vatican documents show","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"\u064a\u0648\u0644\u064a\u0648 25, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"[ad_1] Source Father Marcial Maciel. \/ Credit: DominikHoffmann, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons National Catholic Register, Jul 25, 2024 \/ 12:30 pm (CNA). Pope Pius XII\u2019s Vatican was on the verge of removing from the priesthood the founder of the Legionaries of Christ over sexual abuse allegations in 1956, 50 years before he was removed from active ministry, documents from the time show.Father Marcial Maciel (1920\u20132008), who founded the religious congregation as a young seminarian in Mexico in 1941,\u2026","rel":"","context":"\u0641\u064a &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/1721929847_fathermarcialmaciel072524.jpg?fit=1200%2C686&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/1721929847_fathermarcialmaciel072524.jpg?fit=1200%2C686&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/1721929847_fathermarcialmaciel072524.jpg?fit=1200%2C686&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/1721929847_fathermarcialmaciel072524.jpg?fit=1200%2C686&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/1721929847_fathermarcialmaciel072524.jpg?fit=1200%2C686&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":9906,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/learn\/5-hispanic-priests-who-are-evangelizing-millions-on-social-media\/","url_meta":{"origin":29146,"position":2},"title":"5 Hispanic priests who are evangelizing millions on social media","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"\u0633\u0628\u062a\u0645\u0628\u0631 15, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"[ad_1] From left to right: Father Pedro N\u00c3\u00ba\u00c3\u00b1ez, Father Jorge Obreg\u00c3\u00b3n, Father Juan Carlos V\u00c3\u00a1sconez, Father \u00c3\u0081ngel Espinosa de los Monteros, and Father Ignacio Amor\u00c3\u00b3s. \/ Credit: Photos courtesy of the priests ACI Prensa Staff, Sep 15, 2024 \/ 06:00 am (CNA). In an increasingly digital world, many Catholic priests have found social media to be a powerful medium for evangelizing and connecting with hundreds of thousands of people. In light of Hispanic Heritage Month, here\u2019s a look at five\u2026","rel":"","context":"\u0641\u064a &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/titanes.jpg?fit=670%2C446&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/titanes.jpg?fit=670%2C446&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/titanes.jpg?fit=670%2C446&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":34262,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/learn\/who-is-cardinal-farrell-the-camerlengo-and-a-key-figure-in-the-papal-transition\/","url_meta":{"origin":29146,"position":3},"title":"Who is Cardinal Farrell, the camerlengo and a key figure in the papal transition?","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"\u0623\u0628\u0631\u064a\u0644 22, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"[ad_1] Cardinal Kevin Farrell on May 2, 2017. \/ Credit: Lucia Ballester\/CNA Vatican City, Apr 21, 2025 \/ 17:28 pm (CNA). Following the death of Pope Francis, an Irish-American cardinal is playing a leading role in overseeing Vatican affairs until the election of a new pope.&nbsp;Cardinal Kevin Farrell is a key figure in the papal succession because of his appointment in 2019 as the camerlengo of the apostolic chamber.&nbsp;The responsibilities of the camerlengo, or chamberlain, include ascertaining the pope\u2019s death,\u2026","rel":"","context":"\u0641\u064a &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1745308858_cna-5908adb5ade7a-129741.jpg?fit=900%2C600&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1745308858_cna-5908adb5ade7a-129741.jpg?fit=900%2C600&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1745308858_cna-5908adb5ade7a-129741.jpg?fit=900%2C600&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1745308858_cna-5908adb5ade7a-129741.jpg?fit=900%2C600&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":6784,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/learn\/take-down-his-art-or-not-who-is-alleged-serial-abuser-father-marko-rupnik\/","url_meta":{"origin":29146,"position":4},"title":"Take down his art or not: Who is alleged serial abuser Father Marko Rupnik?","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"\u064a\u0648\u0644\u064a\u0648 17, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"[ad_1] Source Father Marko Rupnik, SJ. \/ Credit: Vatican News\/Screenshot ACI Prensa Staff, Jul 16, 2024 \/ 16:50 pm (CNA). Father Marko Ivan Rupnik is a former Jesuit priest whose artwork decorates Catholic churches, chapels, and shrines around the world, including the Redemptoris Mater chapel in the Vatican and the major seminary of Rome. 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A priest who was accused multiple times of sex abuse, including possession of child pornography, has been dismissed from the Order of St. Augustine reportedly after a lengthy \u201cdisagreement\u201d with the order.Father Richard McGrath was allegedly barred from the order \u201cfollowing a prolonged period of disagreement with his direct superior,\u201d according\u2026","rel":"","context":"\u0641\u064a &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Priest accused of sex abuse dismissed from Augustinians over \u2018disagreement\u2019 with superior","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Priest-accused-of-sex-abuse-dismissed-from-Augustinians-over-%E2%80%98disagreement-with-superior.webp?fit=800%2C457&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Priest-accused-of-sex-abuse-dismissed-from-Augustinians-over-%E2%80%98disagreement-with-superior.webp?fit=800%2C457&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Priest-accused-of-sex-abuse-dismissed-from-Augustinians-over-%E2%80%98disagreement-with-superior.webp?fit=800%2C457&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Priest-accused-of-sex-abuse-dismissed-from-Augustinians-over-%E2%80%98disagreement-with-superior.webp?fit=800%2C457&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/highlands.school.march_.2025.jpg?fit=670%2C447&ssl=1","mfb_acf":[],"mfb_rest_fields":["title","jetpack_publicize_connections","jetpack-related-posts","jetpack_sharing_enabled","jetpack_featured_media_url"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29146","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29146"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29146\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29070"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29146"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29146"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29146"},{"taxonomy":"series","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/series?post=29146"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}