The allegations were strongly denied by the general praesidium of the Schoenstatt movement. In a formal statement the movement indicated that the allegations had long been known about and the fact that Kentenich was reinstated from exile by the Vatican in 1965 was evidence that the allegations were not considered true. It was also stated that at the opening of Kentenich's process of beatification in 1975 a "nihil obstat" ("no obstructions") was granted by the church and that this would not have been granted if the previously known accusations were found to have any substance.