L Arche s values of accompaniment vulnerability and mutuality are bigger than Jean Vanier
Such values have shadow sides. They are also desperately needed in the world.
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Report finds late L Arche founder sexually abused women for decades
A respected Catholic figure who worked to improve conditions for people with developmental disabilities for more than half a century sexually abused at least six women during most of that period, according to a report released February 22 by the organization he founded, based in France.
The report produced for L’Arche International said the women’s descriptions provided enough evidence to show that Jean Vanier engaged in “manipulative sexual relationships” from 1970 to 2005, usually with a “psychological hold” over the alleged victims.