Maciel Meltdown: Day 3

The latest (from newest --> oldest):

• Fr. Owen Kearns, LC "Asking Your Prayers", publisher of Legion-affiliated National Catholic Register.
• John Allen: 'Difficult, not impossible' for Legionaires to recover, interviewing Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate Father Ronald Rolheiser. I didn't find it particularly illuminating.
• AmP exclusive: Open Letter to Legionaries by Dr. Germain Grisez
• OSV's John Norton interviews Legionary Fr. Thomas Williams
• AmP exclusive: how LC schools are handling this internally
• The head of the Legionaries, Fr. Alvaro Corcuera, has issued a letter to Regnum Christi on a separate website. It is over-general, inadequate, and spends most of its time praising Maciel ... unbelievable.
• Canon Lawyer Ed Peters argues that Rome must take control of the Legion crisis
• Legion-run Zenit Catholic news service has released a story entitled "Legion Regrets Founder's Conduct: Congregation Apologizes for Scandal", quoting US Spokesman Jim Fair. I do not have time at present to examine the statement. Jim Fair first spoke to CNA.
• Legion-affiliated National Catholic Register has posted Catholic News Service's coverage on Maciel: "Spokesman: News that founder fathered child causes Legionaries pain"

The beginnings of an official Legionary response, but still no news releases on the Legionary or Regnum Christi websites.

All previous AmP coverage of this topic is available here.

Look for more updates throughout the day....