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defense" around Maciel to shield him from accusations and suppress damaging witnesses from reporting abuse. "It made him untouchable", the
Vatican said. The statement decried the "lamentable disgracing and expulsion of those who doubted" Maciel's virtue. The Vatican statement did not address whether the Legion's leadership would face any sanctions. The Vatican acknowledged the "hardships" faced by Maciel's accusers through the years when they were ostracized or ridiculed, and commended their "courage and perseverance to demand the truth."
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of Maciel's natural children in a civil lawsuit to recover Maciel's estate. The lawyer claimed that Maciel owned several properties in Mexico and around the world in his own name. According to JosĂ© Bonilla, whose son was attacked by a teacher at one of Maciel's schools, Maciel took an adoptive son and a natural sonâOmar and RaĂșlâon trips to Europe, using an assumed name of "RaĂșl Rivas". From the ages of 8 and 14 they were molested by him, but "as teenagers they began pushing him off".
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580:. In May 2006, Ratzinger, now as Pope Benedict XVI, disciplined him: the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith ordered Maciel to live "a reserved life of penitence and prayer, relinquishing any form of public ministry", and published a press communique to that effect. A canonical trial was however ruled out, officially because of his advanced age and poor health, and Maciel was never
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persons. In addition, Maciel and the Legion gave the
Vatican considerable funding over many years. While many believe that Pope John Paul II was blinded by trust of Maciel, a journalist has speculated that this financial influence was the reason the Church postponed acting on allegations of sexual abuse by Maciel.
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Christi, because the "conduct of has given rise to serious consequences in the life and structure of the Legion, such as to require a process of profound re-evaluation." In its statement the Vatican denounced Maciel for having created a system of power that enabled him to lead an "immoral"
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In 1976, Juan Vaca, a former student of Maciel, who states that Maciel molested him from the age of 12 to 24, wrote a 12-page single-spaced letter to Maciel attacking him for his abuse and the "aberrant and sacrilegious abuse" of 20 other "good and gifted young boys." Vaca's letter was included in a
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Legionaries of Christ. Five bishops from five different countries, working independently of each other, conducted an extensive investigation which took them to nearly every one of the religious order's houses and on March 15, 2010, submitted their report to the Vatican. On March 25, 2010, the
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February 2009, news broke that Maciel had led a double life. Ălvaro Corcuera, the General Director, visited each of the Legionary Territories and publicly apologized for Maciel's behaviour. Additionally, the Legion has publicly acknowledged that Maciel had fathered a daughter. As a result of all
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Spanish daily published an interview with a woman who had had a child with Maciel in 1986 and was living in a luxury apartment in Madrid which Maciel had purchased for her. A day later, Mexican media reported that attorney José Bonilla would represent three of a possible total of six
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on his visits to Mexico in 1979, 1990, and 1993, and was appointed by the Pope to the
Ordinary Assembly of the Synod of Bishops on the Formation of Priests in Circumstances of the Present Day (1990). He was a member of the Interdicasterial Commission for a Just Distribution of Clergy (1991), the IV
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The day before Bishop Guizar died, he had been heard shouting angrily at
Marcial Maciel. He was giving his eighteen-year-old nephew a dressing down after two women had come to the bishop's house to complain about Maciel, who was their neighbor. Father Orozco, who was among the original group of boys
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in April 2005. Maciel was ordered "to conduct a reserved life of prayer and penance, renouncing every public ministry". He died in 2008. On March 25, 2010, a communiqué on the Legion's website acknowledged as factual the "reprehensible actions" by Maciel, including sexual abuse of minor seminarians.
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January 2005, Maciel was required to step down as head of the order. A few days before John Paul II died, Cardinal Ratzinger announced his intention of removing "filth" from the Church; many believed he was referring specifically to Maciel. After Ratzinger re-opened an investigation, the Vatican
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movement. He was general director of the Legion from 1941 to 2005. Throughout most of his career, he was respected within the church as "the greatest fundraiser of the modern Roman
Catholic church" and as a prolific recruiter of new seminarians. Late in his life, Maciel was revealed to have been a
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In 1989, Juan Vaca tried again, sending "a long, detailed letter" to John Paul "in a dossier ... via Vatican diplomatic pouch, again including his original statement naming Maciel's victims". He also asked for release from his vows of ordination arguing "that because of the abuse, he never should
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officials with a calculated end. Maciel was buying support for his group and defence for himself, should his secret life become known." Based on "former Legion insiders", Berry reports of large donations, "always in cash", (and so more subject to abuse). "Fine wines and $ 1,000 Spanish hams" were
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The Vatican refused to comment, while Maciel claimed innocence but refused to be interviewed. The Legion set up a website accusing the nine of fomenting a "conspiracy" against Maciel. Roman Catholic luminaries in the country the allegations were made came to the defense of Maciel and the Legion:
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The Garza-Sada families were another Monterrey group he received donations from. After the family patriarch, Dionisio Garza Garza, died, Maciel courted and received generous donations from his widow. According to her daughter, Roberta Garza, her mother, ânever learned about his kids. He targeted
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Maciel collaborated extensively with Pope John Paul II, either in person or through members of his organization, the Legion of Christ. The pope admired Maciel for strictly adhering to the magisterium and the vocations to the Legion of Christ. Maciel received many donations from Mexico's richest
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The "very serious and objectively immoral acts" of Maciel, which were "confirmed by incontrovertible testimonies", represented "true crimes and manifest a life without scruples or authentic religious sentiment", the Vatican said. The Vatican also stated that the Legion created a "mechanism of
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Maciel wrote extensively on the formation of priests and other matters pertaining to Church governance. His main stated purpose for the Legion of Christ was to form and motivate enterprising lay members of the Catholic Church to take an active part in the Church's mission. In particular, this
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delivered "to favored officials". "Pivotal supporter" Cardinal Angelo Sodano benefited from banquets for 200 members of his extended family when he became cardinal and again when he became secretary of State, and $ 5,000, $ 10,000 for fees when he gave speeches to the Legion.
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Another benefactor was Josefita PĂ©rez JimĂ©nez, the daughter of a former Venezuelan dictator, who provided largesse for a seminary in Salamanca, Spain built in 1958 by Maciel. Boarders at Catholic schools were also a focus. According to Roberta Garza, âThey were grooming us for
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reported claims that even under Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, who took an immediate interest in the case, the investigation into Maciel remained stalled. "Other factors delayed a reckoning. Some questioned the accounts of abuse; one of the original nine complainants recanted."
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women in Mexico of a certain class who were not allowed to work. ... For cultured women who were bored, Maciel offered a sense of purpose.â A "continuing flow of money" to Maciel's projects also came from two other children of Dionisio Garza GarzaâPaulina and Luis.
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and young men in his care. After his death, it came to light that he had also maintained sexual relationships with at least four women, one of whom was a minor at the time. He fathered as many as six children, two of whom he is alleged to have sexually abused.
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to found the Legion of Christ in 1941, said he heard the women had complained about the "noise" Maciel was making with children he had brought into his home to teach religion. He said that the seminary officials blamed Maciel for his uncle's heart attack.
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548:, a Spanish journalist and Christian Democrat politician. Although the Legion's memorandum described Maciel's book as "a slight rewriting", a Spanish legionary familiar with it stated that it copied Lucia's memoir "80 percent in style and content."
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Mexico City, Mexico, March 4, 2010 / 06:56 pm (CNA/EWTN News). The Legionaries of Christ released two statements today responding to the dramatic revelations by a woman and her three sons who claim to be the wife and children of Fr. Marcial
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to the Vatican suggesting that it investigate the accusation. "The letter was acknowledged; nothing happened." In 1978, when John Paul II became pope, the bishop and Vaca wrote again. "But again, nothing happened."
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In 2007, the order was told to cancel the vows of its members to never criticize their superiors, and to inform on any dissent within the order. Maciel moved from Rome to a house he shared with other priests in
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Jason Berry reports that early in his career, only two years into being a priest, Maciel visited the Vatican in 1946 to donate $ 10,000 from "several of Mexico's wealthiest families and its president,
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on the Consecrated Life and Its Role in the Church and in the World (1994), the Synod of Bishops' Special Assembly for America (1997) and (since 1994) as a permanent consultant to the
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On May 1, 2010, after a two-day meeting in Rome with the bishops, the Vatican issued a statement on the report and announced that the Pope would name a delegate to the Legion and a
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In December 2019, the organization accepted responsibility for 175 cases of child sexual abuse by 33 priests, including 60 minors who were abused by Maciel. Former Vatican
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requested that Maciel withdraw from active ministry. In January 2006, Maciel stepped down as head of the Legion of Christ and tendered its leadership to long-time follower
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double life "devoid of scruples and authentic religious meaning." The Vatican statement was unusually explicit in its denunciation of Maciel's crimes and deception.
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Maciel never made any apologies, and continued to deny the allegations. Corcuera apologized to the victims both for Maciel's actions and the inaction of others.
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of his priestly ordination was celebrated on 26 November 1994, with 57 Legionary priests ordained the day prior. Maciel served as Chancellor of the
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him after private studies, on November 26, 1944, in Mexico City. The ordination was filmed and the footage used in later years for marketing.
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The highest level of membership in Maciel's Regnum Christi group, lay celibates, "live in communities and work relentlessly on fundraising".
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removed Maciel from active ministry, based on the results of an investigation that he had started in his previous role as head of the
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these acknowledgements, Pope Benedict XVI personally intervened and initiated a formal Vatican visitation of all legionary houses.
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Legion of Christ and the Regnum Christ issued a joint statement acknowledging Maciel's history of sex abuse and apologized.
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have been ordained". Several years later he was sent a document releasing him, "but on the Maciel chargesâagain, nothing".
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magazine stated that the charges were false with "a moral certainty"; John Paul II biographer and NBC Vatican analyst
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During his life, Maciel was the focus of several investigations of his behaviour. There were allegations of
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was accused of leading the effort to shield Maciel and other sexually abusive Legion of Christ clergy.
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initiative focused on the members of Regnum Christi, for example, through spiritual direction.
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to examine the Legionaries' constitution and to begin an investigation of Regnum Christi.
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LegiĂłn de Cristo da a conocer a sus miembros plagio de P. Maciel en libro espiritual
1581:"Fr. Maciel guilty, 'profound' revision of Legion needed, report Apostolic Visitors"
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that the "charismatic" founder of the Legion of Christ "sent streams of money to
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Pope Benedict XVI names Papal Delegate for the Legion of Christ - Regnum Christi
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Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life
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Legionaries of Christ face disaster after founder's double life is exposed
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Money paved way for Maciel's influence in the Vatican (First of Two Parts)
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Pope Reins In Catholic Order Tied to Abuse (New York Times, May 2, 2010)
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1182:"Legionaries of Christ acknowledge founder's 'inappropriate' behavior"
1599:"Mexican Catholic order's founder abused boys, sect admits - CNN.com"
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Vatican orders overhaul in Mexico after investigation of sexual abuse
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National Catholic Reporter article on his faculties being restricted
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Legionaries of Christ acknowledge founder's 'inappropriate' behavior
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1239:"Legion of Christ discloses Fr. Maciel's plagiarism to its members"
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1790:(Three more children of Marcial Maciel demand there inheritance).
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Vows of Silence: The Abuse of Power in the Papacy of John Paul II
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Vows of Silence: The Abuse of Power in the Papacy of John Paul II
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Reclaman derechos hereditarios tres hijos mĂĄs de Marcial Maciel
1319:"Father Marcial Maciel Invited to Renounce All Public Ministry"
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Berry and his late colleague Gerald Renner wrote the 2004 book
1419:"Legion of Christ finds 33 priests, 71 seminarian sex abusers"
1338:"AFP: Catholic Church to overhaul disgraced Legionaries order"
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Mexican priest, founder of the Legion of Christ, sexual abuser
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Pope initiates Apostolic Visitation of the Legion of Christ
1527:"Apostolic visit to Legionaries of Christ to begin July 15"
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Wakin, Daniel J.; McKinley Jr, James C. (May 2, 2010).
804:"Catholic order to be overhauled after founder's abuse"
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in 1941, with the support of Francisco GonzĂĄlez Arias,
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Catholic Church sexual abuse scandals in Latin America
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Maciel plagiĂł el libro de cabecera de los Legionarios
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How Fr. Maciel built his empire (Second of Two Parts)
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1825:Tres hijos de Maciel pelearĂĄn sus bienes
1726:Berry, Jason, and Renner, Gerald. 2004.
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1865:Thompson, Damian. 2009 February 4.
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2173:Sexual scandal of Marcial Maciel
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936:JASON BERRY (22 February 2008).
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