Director General of the Legionaries of Christ: Church as a "Place of Encounter"
Gutiérrez in a Kathpress interview during his first visit to Austria: Community, personal support and listening as the key to the evangelization of Europe - The order's reform process remains a central task - New John Paul II Center in Vienna as a pastoral hub The new Director General of the Legionaries of Christ, Father Carlos Alberto Gutiérrez López, has advocated for a fundamental reorientation of the Church's presence toward "places of encounter." He stated that this is particularly crucial in Europe, as the Church is increasingly losing its role as a natural point of reference in social life and the faith is being passed on less and less. The 51-year-old Mexican, who has led the worldwide religious order since February, said this in an interview with the Kathpress news agency on Saturday. Father Gutiérrez had visited Austria for the first time in the days prior. He came to Austria "with great respect and with the desire to listen and learn" and leaves ...
