The conduct of father marcial maciel degollado had consequences in the life and the structure of the legion that are so serious as to require a. Entradas sobre marcial maciel escritas por contralobos. The sexual scandal was related to accusations since the 1970s that the prominent mexican roman catholic priest had sexually abused many minors and fathered a total of six children by three different women. In 2005, beset by burgeoning charges that he had sexually abused young seminarians for decades, the mexican priest had resigned as head of the legionaries of christ, one of. The radio program, simulcast on video and posted on youtube. Marcial maciel degollado lc march 10, 1920 january 30, 2008 was a mexican catholic priest who founded the legion of christ and the regnum christi movement. Join facebook to connect with gygy maciel and others you may know. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the. Marcial maciel degollado greets pope john paul ii during. Mexicos maciel sex abuse focuses on legion of christ time. Maciel built his empire national catholic reporter.
Legionaries of christ apologize for macielmagdalene. Marcial maciel, with by pope john paul ii in 2004, was warmly regarded the pontiff. Maciel, a mexican priest who founded the religious institute the legionaries of christ, was first investigated by vatican officials for allegations of drug abuse from 1956 to 1959. Maciel s accomplices of course, the first really bad apple was the founder, fr.
The priest left the legion for moral reasons, he said. Marcial maciel, 76, directs the legionaries from headquarters in rome. 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. Marcial maciel was the founding leader of the legion of christ, based in mexico, and its general director from 1941 to january 2005. Marcial maciel when he died in 2008 at the age of 87. Described as a charismatic leader and the greatest. Timeline of father marcial maciel degollado the monster. It got to a breaking point for me over a culture of. Pope john paul ii presided at the ordination of 60 new priests of the order in 1991 and praised maciel for loyalty to the papacy. Confidant cardinal tells new tales about pope john pauls. Maciel accompanied the pope on two of his trips to the united.
Vatican knew of serial abuser maciel going back six decades. Marcial maciel degollado lc march 10, 1920 january 30, 2008 was a mexican catholic priest who founded the legion of christ and the regnum christi. Maciel entered an american seminary run by jesuits in montezuma, new mexico, that was designed to educate. Marcial maciel estaba ligado a las familias mas poderosas y murio impune. Marcial maciel degollado, seen in spain in 2001, was asked to renounce celebrating public masses and live a life of prayer and repentance. Marcial maciel degollado lc march 10, 1920 january 30, 2008 was a mexican catholic priest who founded the legion of christ and the. In particolare oltre ad accompagnare gp2 nei suoi viaggi in mexico e ad essere sospeso nel 2006, cosa ha fatto marcial maciel degollado negli ultimi decenni. An unseemly, unwise haste to canonise john paul ii.
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