Mandate of an independent study commission
In March 2024, Fondacio set up an independent study commission, continuing the work of highlighting abuses committed within the Foundations of the New World (now Fondacio) and the recognition of victims in connection with the Recognition and Reparation Commission (CRR).
Purpose of the commission
The main purpose of this study commission is to carry out rigorous and independent work on the history of Fondacio, the different types of abuse that were committed there and their understanding.
The facts and analyses produced by the commission will relate to the history, role and place of the founder, the values and spirituality implemented, and the discourse and vocabulary used. They should also concern the modes of operation: governance, exercise of authority, conflict management, and support for leaders and community members.
The five main objectives assigned to the Commission
Shedding light
from a concrete point of view on the history of Fondacio and the significant events of the Community, in particular those which have been painful or which have caused crises, from 1974 to the present day, on all the activities of the movement in France or which proceed from a legal structure established in France.
Better understanding
the mechanisms of domination and the occurrence of abuses (sexual, spiritual, power abuses) that have affected the members of Fondacio personally or collectively.
Formulate recommendations
for the prevention of abuse and recommendations in certain key areas, for example: spiritual life and the exercise of charisms, accompaniment, training or otherness in the Community.
Analyze the speech
by Jean-Michel Rousseau, its areas of deviance and its consequences up to the present day.
Welcoming the voices of the victims
in addition to and in connection with the independent listening unit and the CRR.
The members of the commission
Established with the assistance of the CRR, the commission is chaired by Ms. Brigitte Debernardy. To date, it has six members:
Brigitte Debernardy — President
A retired Inspector General of the Armed Forces, she was tasked in 2014, along with the Inspector General of the Army, with a joint investigation into cases of assault, violence, and sexual harassment suffered by Ministry of Defense personnel, and with implementing the necessary support and prevention measures. Trained in active listening, she has dedicated herself in recent years to volunteering with elderly and dependent individuals.
Pierre Levené
After having been secretary general of Secours Catholique-Caritas France and then general delegate of the Caritas France Foundation, he is now a member of the general control of places of deprivation of liberty.
Martine-Camille Moreau Kauffmann
She ended her career as vice-president of the residence permit commission at the Paris police headquarters after more than 10 years as an assessor judge at the National Court of Asylum.
Gérard Kauffmann
After a military career in the French Navy and then at the General Inspectorate of the Armed Forces, he is the ethics officer for the military corps of the General Inspectorate of the Armed Forces and an alternate member of the military ethics commission.
Joel Molinario
Theologian, former member of the independent commission on sexual abuse in the Church, is a professor at the Catholic Institute of Paris and director of the Higher Institute of Catechetical Pastoral Studies.
Thierry Lamote
Professor at the University of Lorraine in Nancy, and a self-employed psychoanalyst and psychologist. He has published extensively in various fields, but has focused particularly on the problems of radicalization and undue influence.
Contact
The independent study commission is at your disposal now. You can contact it at the email address of Ms. Debernardy, its chairperson.
