![]() They are unable to distinguish between healthy and unhealthy pain. Also, since most wise people understand learning and changing can require pain or unhappiness, members believe the negative things that happen to them are instances of this. ![]() Negative feelings members have about some of the practices are taken by them as proof of the movement's genuineness if it were too "perfect", they wouldn't trust it. Society teaches us not to expect perfection so we tend to mistrust things that seem "too good". Since much of what the Way teaches is positive and makes sense (spiritually or otherwise), members neglect the negative parts. Some of their tactics, like the se cond scrut iny, in which the member has to confess his sin s in front of a crucifi x, are similar to tactics used to get World W a r II prisoners to confess. Members are told outside the Way is no salvation, and since Way friends will abandon them if they leav e, they do not want to exit, even if they are conscious of the wrongness of the practices. ![]() Franca Passoni 's brother had to give up his violin because the catechists thought he was making music an "idol." Others have said t he Way break s up marriages, or the opposite- some battered wives are forced to stay with abusive husbands because divorce is a sin (unless, of course, the catechists prescribe it).Ī new member's introduction into the Way is usually mild and harmless, but after a longer amount of time invested, larger abuses occur and the fear of dropping one's commitment rises. Augusto Faustini 's wife and children abandoned him because he opposed the Way, and his son tried to strangle him because he believed the Way was sent by God. Many families have been destroyed by these practices and some members have come out of the movement suicidal and depressed. *Forcing people to put up with abuse because "we all have to carry our cross" *Heavy emphasis on sins, especially sexual sins, and the intrusion of the catechists into the person's private life *Breakup of families and friends because one member does not support the Way *Poor treatment and rejection of those who disagree with the Way's practices *Humiliating public confessions and scrutinies *Heavy pressure on couples to have large families, even at expense of their health *Pushing marriages and premature relationships *Sleep deprivation and control of food intake (Easter fasting and banquet) *Preaching that love between family or husband and wife is wrong *Instilling guilt in people for having interests outside the Way (called "idols") A number of questionable and dangerous psychological practices are undertaken by the Neocatechumenal Way and its catechists: ![]()
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