Report: Internal Problems Preceded Dissolution of Traditional Franciscans in England

The dissolution of the Marian Franciscans in England came against a background of internal problems within the community, according to a June 2 report by the Substack.com-account 'The Pillar'. The community celebrated both the Traditional Latin Mass and the Novus Ordo.
According to anonymous sources, concerns surrounding the community included:
- Members of the association have been subject to safeguarding complaints.
- Alleged shortcomings in the screening and recruitment of new members.
- Reports of severe ascetical practices that allegedly affected members' health, including claims that some members consumed spoiled food.
- Allegations that members presented themselves as belonging to a religious order, although canonically they were only a public association of the faithful.
- The case of a member who was hospitalized with mental health problems and later died after being struck by a train. His death was announced in the community's newsletter on March 25.
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