A short introduction
This humble website exists to offer you information
about the Focolare
movement, information that you cannot find on the
official website.
As long as the people who have had problems with the
Focolare are not heard
and do not have a voice on the official website, this
website will provide a platform.
Here people can share their experiences ask questions
and give their opinions freely.
6th February 2021
"In fact,
the intermingling of the sphere of governance
and the sphere of conscience gives
rise to abuses of power and the other abuses
we have witnessed, once the cauldron of
these unpleasant problems has been
uncovered." (Pope Francis, 2021)
On Saturday the 6th of February Pope Francis gave a very
useful and clear advice
to the General Assembly of the Focolare movement. We
are hopeful that this will
help the movement to deal with the abuses of power
that have happened in the past.
Soon we will publish on this website the stories of
some people who have experienced
a certain level of abuse.
1st February 2021
Focolare has a new president
Margaret Karram (58) is the new president of the
Focolare movement.
We sincerely wish her wisdom and strength in the
challenges that are in front of her and the movement.
The people of this website would be happy to start a
fresh new dialogue with the new president about the
process of healing and respect for all the people who
have been hurt in any way by the Focolare movement or
by individuals in the movement.
For the first time in history, the Focolare movement
has offered its apologies
for victims of abuse. " we would like to take this
opportunity of a worldwide link to ask
for forgiveness wholeheartedly, sincerely, of all the
people who have been victims of any form of abuse" (Jesus
Moran).
This is only the first step. People with complaints need
to address a Central Commission and follow a set of
complicated guidelines
(19 pages). We hope that this will not build another
barrier for those who want to file a complaint. Please
let us know if we can be of any help with this.
If you speak Italian, please look at this website:
About fear...There was a way of conforming to the
directions given by the Center of the movement that generated in
many people
who are more "conscious" or who are more active in listening to
God in them, a malaise that often translated into "fear":
* fear of expressing oneself which generates a condemnation of
"silence";
* fear of being "sent away" who knows where, or of "punishment" -
as they say - for having taken the audacity to speak;
* fear of risking the consequences;
* fear of speaking to each other, of communicating because
everything is reduced to the immobility of a concept;
* fear of being considered "different" from others;
* fear that somebody would denounce to superiors in the movement
certain questions one has regarding the Opera;
* fear of not being "forgiven" by superiors, by others;
* fear of having to suffer for years the silence of condemnation
of elder brothers and sisters;
* fear of not being up to or able to perform certain so-called
"will of God tasks",even not feeling mature enough
in a certain situation or not having strength enough to carry out
those tasks as requested, which ultimately resulted
in the only way out: to submit, or to conform to a certain way of
doing, of being. (M.C.)
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