We publish below the decree of suppression of the Miles Christi Institute, issued by the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life. As for the diagnosis of the Holy See that led to the suppression of this institute, it would be enough to change “Miles Christi” to “IVE/SSVM” to see what awaits them if they continue to be so obstinate.
We reproduce here the article published by the Argentine Catholic News Agency today, March 6, 2025.
The Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life decreed the suppression of the Miles Christi clerical religious institute of diocesan right.
“This decision was specifically approved by Pope Francis on February 6, 2025,” an official statement said.
In this way, the task of Pontifical Commissioner of Monsignor Jorge Ignacio García Cuerva was concluded and the dicastery appointed Monsignor Mauricio Landra, auxiliary bishop of Mercedes-Luján, as pontifical delegate for the execution of the suppression of the institute.
The communication bears the signature of Monsignor Landra.
On February 19, 2025, the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life decreed the suppression of the Miles Christi Diocesan Religious Clerical Institute of Diocesan Right.
This decision was specifically approved by Pope Francis on February 6, 2025.
In this way the task of Archbishop Jorge Ignacio García Cuerva as Pontifical Commissioner is concluded, and I have been appointed by the same Dicastery as Pontifical Delegate for the execution of the suppression of the Institute.
We have notified the Institute of this decision today.
Bearing in mind the delicacy and complexity of the situation, in order that everything may be carried out with justice and charity, in order to give effect to the decision taken by the Holy See, we entrust this time to Mary, Mother of the Church.
Buenos Aires, March 6, 2025.
Msgr. Mauricio Landra, Pontifical Delegate.+
The Mother Co-Redemptrix of the SSVM met last Wednesday in a private audience with Pope Francis to express her dissatisfaction with the visitor appointed by the Vatican. Apparently, the visitor requested space in the generalate to live with her team and assume the functions of government entrusted to her by the Church, which the Mother Co-redemptrix considers an abuse of power.
Obviously, the new administrator wants to work freely. As is public knowledge, the IVE had previously subjected the other commissioners to a series of restrictive actions, checking their correspondence, hacking their computers, listening to their calls and exhausting them to the point that they finished their work quickly just to get out of that situation.
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We know that hypocrisy is a term used to describe the attitude of someone who says one thing but does another. As St. Thomas Aquinas mentions, he defines it as “a kind of fraud, which consists in feigning a virtue or a piety that one does not have” (II-II. Q.111.a1). This leads us to reflect on the authenticity and coherence between our words and actions.
In this sense, today we see religious and priests of the IVE praying for Pope Francis, a gesture that may seem to be one of charity and respect. However, there is a historical context that may change our perspective. The relationship between Cardinal Bergoglio and the founder, Carlos Buela, was one of enmity during his stay in Argentina.
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Recently, the resignation of Bishop Domínguez in San Rafael, Mendoza, who held the position of bishop in one of the most important places for the Institute of the Incarnate Word and the Servants of the Lord and the Virgin of Matará, has been announced. In this diocese the founding house and most of the convents are concentrated, in addition to being a close friend of the members of the Word. His sudden resignation, without farewells or notification to his clergy, has generated a stir in the diocese.
According to direct sources, days before his departure, he was formally denounced in the diocese for improper touching of young people, invitations to nudist beaches and other inappropriate behavior.
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After receiving a complaint of sexual harassment of several young people with indecent touching and obscene invitations, Monsignor Carlos María Domínguez, bishop of San Rafael, is about to resign from his position.
Let us remind our readers in remote areas that San Rafael is the episcopal see where the IVE was founded in 1984 and the SSVM in 1988.
Now you can understand why he was so wide with the IVE in recent times… and he took the opportunity to spend time in the seminaries of the IVE with the joyful young vocations.
Moral:
We advise parents to open the eyes of their children before entering these religious congregations, since the minimum protections that exist in other institutions do not exist here.
Given the large number of visits we receive from other countries and the scarcity of information in other languages about the reality of the Institute of the Incarnate Word and the Servants of the Lord and of the Virgin of Matará, we have decided to publish a selection of articles in languages other than Spanish.
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After the publication of the decrees sent from Rome to the institutes, the condemnation of the veneration of Father Carlos Buela as a saint was clearly established, despite the multiple administrative processes against him. According to the decree: “The existence, gravity and imputability of these acts against the sixth commandment were clearly confirmed, all the more serious because they were committed by the founder and superior general of the institutes.” The document also mentions five victims within the institute and several former members.
However, despite these well-founded accusations and years of accumulated evidence, the members of the Institute of the Incarnate Word (IVE) and the Servants of the Lord and the Virgin of Matará (SSVM) seem to prefer to ignore the truth. Instead of confronting the facts, they interpret the decrees as a “prophesied persecution” by Buela, thus justifying their resistance. They consider this situation a spiritual battle, mock the delegates appointed by Rome and continue to promote the sainthood of their founder on social networks and family messages, as a sign of their unconditional loyalty.
In recent days, the networks have been flooded with messages from these religious, who describe the decrees as unfair and accuse the Church of persecuting Fr. Buela. It is ironic that, after showing repeated disobedience, they are scandalized by the closure of the novitiates.
Attached is an excerpt from the daily homily that Fr. Villagrán (IVE), from Germany, shared in “Voz Católica”. In it, he argues:
“Today, there are Christians, even among clerics and religious in hierarchical positions, who see vocations as a problem. They are suspicious of any institution that has many vocations, which, by the way, are many only in comparison with the generalized sterility that exists in this field. In reality, seen objectively, religious vocations are still very few, even in the environments in which they currently flourish. However, there are those who see vocations as a problem and, with a distorted vision, sin against the light. They blame, attribute and foolishly attribute the lack of perseverance of vocations to the congregations that admit them. One wonders: What world do these people live in? Perhaps they have not themselves gone through the tiring task of promoting, receiving, discerning, accompanying, protecting, correcting and consoling the vocations that God sends.”
You can listen to the full homily here: https://youtu.be/pblLLYx0nfs.
The priests, in general, express their disagreement with the religious and laity, describing the decision as demonic, and affirming that the church does not value vocations and seeks to destroy them. They even go so far as to speak of a “sin against the Holy Spirit.” However, they do not take any responsibility for their own role in the destruction of hundreds of vocations that God had entrusted to them.
The reality is revealing: 50% of IVE priests have left the congregation and some have resigned from the ministry. The situation is even more serious in the case of the psychologically ill nuns and those who have left their beloved religious family in large percentages.
It is worth asking: is this attitude of disobedience and rejection of authority the legacy they wish to transmit to the new generations? In the face of Rome’s forceful condemnation, the response of the IVE and the SSVM seems to be an obstinacy that not only contradicts their commitment to ecclesial obedience, but also perpetuates a culture of cover-up and denial.
