vatican city legionaries christ catholic religious order fell disgrace discovery founder sexual abuser secret family hit fresh scandal revelations head rome seminary father two children order say statement late friday father oscar turrion would leave priesthood also release letter turrion ask forgiveness scandal ... forgiveness bad example negative witness give legionaries conservative order roman catholic priests turrion rector pontifical international college maria mat ecclesiae seminary men order study priesthood pontifical universities rome legionaries say turrion 49-year-old spaniard tell superiors march daughter new rector appoint turrion order practice ministry publicly thursday turrion acknowledge previously son woman several years ago order say mean secret family head seminary letter turrion say come clean early weakness shame use seminary money support family donations friends say lose ground fell love woman period turmoil hit order revelations founder rev marcial maciel degollado come light 2006 2014. maciel found order mexico 1941 decades vatican dismiss accusations seminarians abuse sexually young 12. order run like cult former members say rule forbid criticism founder question motives maciel enjoy support late pope john paul spar official censure years despite critics say overwhelm proof crimes 2006 year john paul death vatican investigation conclude previously deny accusations molestation true pope benedict order maciel retire life prayer penitence maciel death 2008 vatican investigations find also father several children least two women visit regularly send money also use drug vatican appoint commissioner run order phase new leadership reject suggestions critics suppress new constitutions order approve 2014 vatican still special representative leadership turrion case similar thomas williams former legionaries member leave priesthood 2013 discover father child daughter former u.s. ambassador vatican williams american moral theologian keep family secret continue teach legionaries university rome appear often u.s. television legionaries christ hit new scandal priest father two