Allegations in Peru follow new pope

Abstract

[...]the canon lawyer, Ricardo Coronado-Arrascue, now a defrocked priest, has his own trail of problems and an apparent conflict of interest that raises questions about his motives in promoting the allegations against the pope. Prevost played a key role in dismantling the Sodalitium Christianae Vitae - a scandal-plagued but influential Catholic movement of laypeople and priests with which Coronado-Arrascue has deep ties, according to NCR's investigation. The Sodalitium's top leaders were expelled and the organization shut down by an April 15, 2025 papal decree. Since the sisters cut contact with Coronado-Arrascue in September 2024, the case has been picked up by the U.S.-based Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, known as SNAP, which has published exchanges between the sisters and counter-replies from the Chiclayo Diocese. SNAP has launched a wellfunded campaign to criticize the new pope, which included spending thousands of dollars to publicize its allegations, maintaining a delegation and presence in Rome during the conclave that elected Leo, and organizing and financing visa arrangements and travel for Quispe from Peru to Chicago, Leo's hometown.