As Pope Leo XIV faces scrutiny, victims of abusive Catholic group say he helped when others didn’t

Champion of Justice or Target of Blame? Pope Leo XIV’s Complex Legacy As scrutiny mounts over Pope Leo XIV’s handling of clergy sexual abuse cases, unexpected allies have emerged in his defense—the victims of a powerful Catholic movement he helped dismantle.The Sodalitium Christianae Vitae, dissolved by Pope Francis this year following a Vatican investigation, faced allegations of spiritual, physical, and sexual abuses by its leaders. Victims ap…