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Institute of the Incarnate Word

IVE overseers affirm ‘moral certainty’ of founder’s guilt amid denial

“We can no longer continue putting forward fallacious arguments that lead us away from the truth.”

The Pillar
Sep 25, 2026
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Officials with oversight of the troubled Institute of the Incarnate Word underlined Thursday that Church tribunals reached “moral certainty” that the order’s late founder was responsible for abuse, amid ongoing denial from some members of the group.

Fr. Carlos Miguel Buela, the late founder of the Religious Family of the Incarnate Word. Credit: Screensho…

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