to lead the Legion after Maciel was forced to step down by the Vatican circa 2005.
Naturally, we should not speak ill of the dead. But may the Good Lord forgive us for continuing to speak the truth.
Alvaro was chosen by Maciel,
Alvaro, who had been cultivated by Maciel from an early age, traveling to Ireland from adolescence under Maciel's tutelage,
was chosen by the man he adored as a founding member for the Regnum Christi male branch.
When Maciel needed a docile priest for the Legion, he promoted Alvaro de the priesthood..
Alvaro, because of Maciel's protection/promotion, always had leadership posts in the Legion.
He was what Maciel would call "un tonto util"
Alvaro was putty in the hands of the pedophile founder and would always be at his beck and con.
Alvaro would do anything for Fr. Maciel.
Maciel assigned sweet Alvaro to cultivate the friendship of Pope John Paul II's personal secretary, Mon. Dziwisz with adulation and gifts.
Pope Paul's secretary was the one who did not let any negative news of the Legion and its Founder reach the pope's desk and so staved off investigation of Maciel for decades. Until Ratzinger became pope.
A Spanish speaking writer had this to say about Fr. Alvaro
¿De qué le sirve al hombre ganar los privilegios de Maciel si pierde su alma? La vida de AC muestra la tragedia del macielismo: un gran talento que podía haber hecho mucho bien a las almas y a la Iglesia ha sido malgastado en vivir de fachadas y mentiras, engañando y dañando a numerosas vocaciones y personas de bien, encadenado en una demoníaca deformación de conciencia invencible que equiparaba la adoración a Dios con la adoración a Maciel y a su obra. Recemos porque Dios tenga misericordia de él, considerando que desde la infancia, inocentemente, fue subyugado por la pederastia y el fraude de MM.:
