The Vatican today announced the name of the long-awaited delegate to the Legionaries of Christ. Archbishop Velasio de Paolis, an Italian, has been chosen as the man to reform the Legionaries of Christ in the wake of a five-pronged Vatican visitation.
Archbishop de Paolis is an expert canon lawyer who taught at the Greg and Pontifical Urban University.
He is the president of the Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See and is described as the Vatican’s chief auditor which should make him a safe hand in dealing with the Legion’s money issues. The Legion is said to have assets of around 25 billion euros and an annual budget of $650 million.
