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I haven't heard of the ‘Culture and Environment Catholic Association’ before. I wonder if the Archangel will take flight from justice?
Self-proclaimed ‘Archangel’ arrested for sex abuse in Sicily
The leader of a Catholic lay organization in Sicily, who proclaimed himself to be an Archangel, was arrested August 1 for sexually abusing at least six underage girls with the help of three female accomplices. The association was founded by renowned exorcist and 'spiritual son' of Padre Pio, Father Stefano Cavalli, who died in 2015.
ROME - Sexual abuse scandals have dogged the Catholic Church this summer from Australia to Germany, with the latest coming in the small Italian town of Aci Bonaccorsi on the island of Sicily, where four members of a lay movement were arrested August 1 for conspiring to sexually abuse minors.
The lay movement in question was founded by a legendary local priest, Father Stefano Cavalli, who was a spiritual heir of Padre Pio, the famed 20thcentury Capuchin stigmatic and healer. So revered is Cavalli in Aci Bonaccorsi that the town’s central square is named for him.
According to the allegations, at least six young female members of the ‘Culture and Environment Catholic Association’ were coaxed into performing personal and sexual favors to its leader and Cavalli’s successor, layman Piero Alfio Capuana, who claims to be the physical manifestation of an Archangel.
Investigations began after a concerned mother found compromising text messages sent by her 15-year-old daughter to a friend discussing the instances of abuse and later warned local authorities.
The Catania police department began “Operation 12 Apostles,” referring to how members dubbed Capuana’s inner circle. The investigation uncovered 25 years of abuse within the movement, and led to the arrest of Capuana, 73, along with three women, Fabiola Raciti, Rosaria Giuffrida and Katia Concetta Scarpignato, responsible for recruiting the underage girls.
Wiretaps acquired by the police show that the women encouraged the girls, between 13 and 15 years-old, by saying that the sexual acts were actually examples of “pure love” and “love from above.”
They also organized “schedules” where the girls were made to go to Capuana’s home and, beyond feeding him and cleaning him as well as his apartment, they were also asked to perform sexual favors. Local media reports that the abuse sometimes took place with more than one girl at a time.
The police also found letters that the underage women were forced to sign, in which they professed their love for Capuana and gave their consent for the sexual acts. ...
https://cruxnow.com/global-church/2017/08/04/self-proclaimed-archangel-arrested-sex-abuse-sicily/
Self-proclaimed ‘Archangel’ arrested for sex abuse in Sicily
The leader of a Catholic lay organization in Sicily, who proclaimed himself to be an Archangel, was arrested August 1 for sexually abusing at least six underage girls with the help of three female accomplices. The association was founded by renowned exorcist and 'spiritual son' of Padre Pio, Father Stefano Cavalli, who died in 2015.
ROME - Sexual abuse scandals have dogged the Catholic Church this summer from Australia to Germany, with the latest coming in the small Italian town of Aci Bonaccorsi on the island of Sicily, where four members of a lay movement were arrested August 1 for conspiring to sexually abuse minors.
The lay movement in question was founded by a legendary local priest, Father Stefano Cavalli, who was a spiritual heir of Padre Pio, the famed 20thcentury Capuchin stigmatic and healer. So revered is Cavalli in Aci Bonaccorsi that the town’s central square is named for him.
According to the allegations, at least six young female members of the ‘Culture and Environment Catholic Association’ were coaxed into performing personal and sexual favors to its leader and Cavalli’s successor, layman Piero Alfio Capuana, who claims to be the physical manifestation of an Archangel.
Investigations began after a concerned mother found compromising text messages sent by her 15-year-old daughter to a friend discussing the instances of abuse and later warned local authorities.
The Catania police department began “Operation 12 Apostles,” referring to how members dubbed Capuana’s inner circle. The investigation uncovered 25 years of abuse within the movement, and led to the arrest of Capuana, 73, along with three women, Fabiola Raciti, Rosaria Giuffrida and Katia Concetta Scarpignato, responsible for recruiting the underage girls.
Wiretaps acquired by the police show that the women encouraged the girls, between 13 and 15 years-old, by saying that the sexual acts were actually examples of “pure love” and “love from above.”
They also organized “schedules” where the girls were made to go to Capuana’s home and, beyond feeding him and cleaning him as well as his apartment, they were also asked to perform sexual favors. Local media reports that the abuse sometimes took place with more than one girl at a time.
The police also found letters that the underage women were forced to sign, in which they professed their love for Capuana and gave their consent for the sexual acts. ...
https://cruxnow.com/global-church/2017/08/04/self-proclaimed-archangel-arrested-sex-abuse-sicily/