tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9247970775066464702024-02-19T10:14:30.244-05:00Concerns about the Institute of the Incarnate Word (IVE)This site gives you and your family the information that we wish we had before deciding to join the Institute of the Incarnate Word (IVE)IVE info bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16652397251354093335noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924797077506646470.post-11156017275717340432018-08-26T00:41:00.001-04:002018-09-03T13:56:35.001-04:00McCarrick and the Institute of the Incarnate WordUPDATE 9/3/18: While the IVE try to distance themselves from McCarrick let us remind you how close they really were. The IVE Superior General Carlos Walker followed McCarrick around Rome during his visits. Does this look like a group that reluctantly accepted the patronage of a (homosexual predator) Cardinal?
UPDATE: McCarrick moved from the Neocat seminary to the IVE IVE info bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16652397251354093335noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924797077506646470.post-15940021840759477992016-12-31T13:34:00.001-05:002016-12-31T19:48:15.294-05:00Institute of the Incarnate Word Founder Carlos Buela Guilty of Sexual Misconduct with Seminarians
The title says it all. To make it worse, the most recent spate of public activity was sparked by accusations of sexual abuse at the IVE’s minor seminary in Argentina. This led to public statements by many of the actors involved, including the Bishop of San Rafael where the IVE were founded. These have been picked up and broadcast in multiple languages across a plethora of IVE info bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16652397251354093335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924797077506646470.post-43936191289119876612016-08-05T23:25:00.000-04:002016-08-07T21:50:04.453-04:00Confirmed: IVE & SSVM Founder Buela was Sexual Abuser and Leadership Lied About It
The reputable Spanish-language Catholic Press site InfoCatolica confirms that Institute of the Incarnate Word and SSVM founder Carlos Buela was sentenced by the Vatican (first by Pope Benedict, then again by Pope Francis) due to sexual abuse of seminarians, supporting the points we made eight months ago in our post here.
The article which can be read here (use the Chrome browser to IVE info bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16652397251354093335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924797077506646470.post-21897979503914288072016-06-05T13:19:00.000-04:002016-12-31T13:10:36.689-05:00Vatican Intervenes in Institute of the Incarnate Word
We have confirmed that the Vatican plans to intervene in the IVE General Chapter (like a board or leadership meeting) this summer. This means that the Vatican will be taking control and have final word on all proceedings and decisions. Recent examples of this process include Vatican interventions in the Legion of Christ and the Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate.
IVE info bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16652397251354093335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924797077506646470.post-33652668385534363912016-03-14T22:10:00.000-04:002016-03-14T22:10:29.009-04:00Letter from Ex-SSVM Superior
NOTE: The Vatican will be intervening in the IVE General Chapter, meaning the Vatican will be taking over and reforming the IVE like it did the Legion of Christ and the Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate. This is likely due to the issues and high attrition rate we highlighted here. See here and here for more info (use Google to translate.) We will have a post on IVE info bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16652397251354093335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924797077506646470.post-72566061627741196932016-02-21T01:05:00.000-05:002016-03-12T01:34:47.673-05:00List of Priests Who Have Left The IVE
We’ve told you before how so many of the IVE priests leave (see here.) Now we want to share more detail. Below is a list of 167 IVE priests that have left the Institute. Some have become diocesan priests. Some have gotten married (with & without dispensation.) Some have left the Church. This list not comprehensive, but it is probably close.
We share IVE info bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16652397251354093335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924797077506646470.post-36370014946002834292015-11-29T12:25:00.000-05:002015-11-29T18:52:38.574-05:00Church Documents: Due to Morally inappropriate behavior Fr Carlos Buela was Forced to Resign and Sentenced to a Monastery
SUMMARY: After an investigation by the Vatican, IVE founder Fr. Carlos Buela was forced to resign in 2010 as head of the IVE and to reside at a monastery due to “morally inappropriate behavior”. The sentence to a monastery is very harsh and usually reserved for extreme cases of sexual misbehavior, such as when Fr. Maciel was forced out of the Legion of Christ. The IVE have been lying IVE info bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16652397251354093335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924797077506646470.post-55627041235892561592015-11-28T20:00:00.000-05:002016-06-05T13:23:14.362-04:00Our Concerns about the Institute of the Incarnate Word<!--[if gte mso 9]>
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IVE info bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16652397251354093335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924797077506646470.post-50678890700759584512014-12-27T12:56:00.000-05:002014-12-27T13:02:39.975-05:00Otra Historia del Instituto Del Verbo Encarnado: El Seminario De Hobbes
Si le interesa el contribucion de Jack Tollers (aqui) sobre la historia del Instituto del Verbo Encarnado (IVE), pero no lee bien Ingles, nos gustaría compartir otra historia del IVE en Espanol.
Esta historia tambien fue escrito por alguien - como Tollers - de Argentina que estaba muy familiarizada con el principio del IVE y su fundador, Carlos Miguel Buela.
Originalmente publicada IVE info bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16652397251354093335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924797077506646470.post-90687896295554388762014-11-02T17:18:00.000-05:002014-11-02T17:18:32.133-05:00An Update on Fr Carlos Buela, Superior General of the IVE, twice removed
Thanks to our friends in Argentina, more information has surfaced regarding Fr Buela's second resignation and punishment and we'd like to share it with you. As with all Church matters of this sort, it's impossible for us to verify the exact details without an admission from either the IVE or the Church authorities who conducted the investigations.
We share the story recounted IVE info bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16652397251354093335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924797077506646470.post-60029747173979027182014-02-20T15:47:00.001-05:002014-02-20T22:11:59.997-05:00Why People Enter the IVE - Part II
This is the second part of a two post series. For part one go here.
In our previous post we explained how the IVE fills up about two-thirds of its seminary and novitiate with men who, because of personal issues, circumstance, and impediments, could not have been accepted into any other US seminaries. We discussed how these seminarians are with the IVE in large part because they haveIVE info bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16652397251354093335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924797077506646470.post-68069973061054304892013-12-20T13:31:00.000-05:002013-12-20T22:42:06.805-05:00If the IVE are so bad, why don't more ex-members speak out?
Occasionally the question comes up: If the IVE & SSVM are so bad, why don't more speak out? In this post we'd like to address the people who ask this question.
Many do speak out
First off, many do speak out. There were many critics of the IVE in Argentina, especially among conservative Catholics, that frequently spoke out about the group over the last 25 yearsIVE info bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16652397251354093335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924797077506646470.post-544808765564671902013-11-26T15:27:00.000-05:002014-02-20T15:48:59.305-05:00Why People Enter the IVE - Part I
This is the first part of a two post series. For part two go here.
The IVE love numbers
Although strangely reticent about the many who leave during formation and after ordination, the IVE still love to talk about numbers. When you hear someone from the IVE talk about "bearing fruits", the fruits are invariably measured quantitatively by headcount: "This number of IVE info bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16652397251354093335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924797077506646470.post-77398681003920624592013-10-01T13:07:00.001-04:002013-11-10T22:45:55.800-05:00Cautions on the IVE Spiritual Exercises
The preaching of the spiritual exercises of St Ignatius have long been a staple of the IVE under Fr. Buela. While the exercises in and of themselves are certainly a great spiritual gift, we have been concerned for some time that their traditional purpose as an opportunity for discernment was being deformed by the IVE practitioners.
Specifically, we have increasingly IVE info bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16652397251354093335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924797077506646470.post-66498460267047088382013-09-03T20:50:00.000-04:002013-11-05T11:02:31.612-05:00Watch Out Ireland!
Almost 6 years ago an Irish blogger celebrated the arrival of the IVE to a local parish with a post titled "Watch Out, Ireland!":
The unintended foresight in these words is outdone further down the page by a comment that is even more prescient:
Despite the usual, follow-up comments calling into question Mr Garcia's identity and virtue (which seem to be par for the course with IVE info bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16652397251354093335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924797077506646470.post-51888548574888719482013-08-11T15:13:00.000-04:002013-11-05T13:26:43.373-05:00IVE Formation Problems Part II - The Spiritual
This is part two of a four part series. Part 1 is here. Parts three and four will follow in the coming months.
We have warned you that it is probably not a good idea to enter the IVE - at least not until its institutional problems are resolved - assuming they can be.
At the center of these problems is the process of formation cultivated by Fr Buela and now IVE info bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16652397251354093335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924797077506646470.post-55601339020260962642013-07-27T14:05:00.000-04:002013-11-27T14:01:53.875-05:00Give me Your Heart - The Institute Lying Again?
A big topic on this site is the IVE's approach to discernment, recruitment, and admissions to their houses of formation. We don't think the Institute is completely honest or open with you on this subject and will even take advantage of your ignorance. Our aim in this post is to give you the information the Institute won't so you can protect yourself.
Revisiting "Give Me IVE info bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16652397251354093335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924797077506646470.post-85060093675823441452013-07-20T19:28:00.001-04:002013-11-05T12:42:45.207-05:00IVE Formation Problems Part 1 - The Intellectual
This is part one of a four part series. Part 2 is here. Parts three and four will follow in the coming months.
There are many of issues with Catholic seminaries in the USA post Vatican-II. They've gotten better of late, but there is still a long way to go. Americans sometimes think they can avoid these issues by joining the IVE. Unfortunately, IVE info bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16652397251354093335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924797077506646470.post-77715462704149266182013-07-16T15:56:00.001-04:002013-07-17T00:44:01.451-04:00A Layman's Recount of Fr. Carlos Buela and the IVE from Argentina
We recently received this from a concerned Argentine who is well-informed on the IVE situation to say the least. More commentary to follow.
Father Buela: a Layman's View
by Jack Tollers
IN ARGENTINA TOO?
O.K., this is really difficult for me, what with so many horrible things that seem to be going on all over the world and, as if that wasn’t enough, inside the Church. &IVE info bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16652397251354093335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924797077506646470.post-23665395206311331572013-07-07T15:09:00.000-04:002013-12-25T15:34:09.282-05:0020 Signs of Trouble in New Religious Groups Applied to the IVE
We found a very useful list over on the Vocation Station section of Phatmass.com. It comes from the International Cultic Studies Association (ICSA). The first 15 signs are written by a very respected and conservative Canon Lawyer who is a member of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate (OMI). The last five come from a Doctor of the ICSA itself. We'd encourage you to read IVE info bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16652397251354093335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924797077506646470.post-20217255776196737302013-06-30T18:39:00.000-04:002013-10-26T12:16:22.565-04:00Has the Institute been lying to you?
We've beat around this bush before, but in this post we want to just come out and say it: The IVE doesn't just practice "discretion", they out and out lie to you, and when those falsehoods are exposed they do whatever they can to cover it up.
Three Levels of Lying
There are three levels to lying. The first starts with not telling the whole truth. The second IVE info bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16652397251354093335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924797077506646470.post-17335518323625142502013-06-10T15:27:00.000-04:002013-11-06T11:09:59.591-05:00Where do You and Your Money Go When You Join?
Seven IVE Priests and one seminarian - World Youth Day Trip 2011
We'd like to re-iterate here that the reason we've published this site is to give those considering the IVE fair warning on exactly what they are getting into. If the IVE were were more transparent or normal this wouldn't be necessary, but until things change we'll keep posting so you can have access an additional point IVE info bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16652397251354093335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924797077506646470.post-56157929812535855692013-06-08T11:55:00.000-04:002013-07-09T10:10:22.053-04:00On Vows, the Constitution (again), and Not Telling the Truth
As we've mentioned before, we created this site to give you the information we wish we had before joining the IVE. We want to give you reasons to be skeptical and to get third party advice rather than take the institute at their word.
One reason we feel you should be skeptical is that the congregation, intentionally or through ignorance, repeatedly misrepresents itself and IVE info bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16652397251354093335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924797077506646470.post-79983815069161925752013-05-26T22:13:00.000-04:002013-07-09T10:10:36.400-04:00Unqualified Supervision and Gross Negligence
Considering the recent abuse scandals and subsequent reforms put in place at seminaries, one would have to consider the IVE's lack of admissions & screening to be grossly negligent. This might seem gravely irresponsible to anyone from the outside, so how does the IVE get such God-fearing people to go along with such negligent practices? Well, the IVE does it, in part, by IVE info bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16652397251354093335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924797077506646470.post-73917206381120139902013-05-26T21:07:00.001-04:002013-11-14T00:10:44.400-05:00IVE Admissions Process: Non-Existent
The IVE (and the SSVM) are very concerned about recruiting and growing in numbers which results in them prioritizing their own growth over the well-being of candidates and others in their care.
This begins with their troubled approach to discernment (see here) where the Institute replaces the Church's tradition of prudent and prayerful discernment with an approach centered around IVE info bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16652397251354093335noreply@blogger.com