The Pedophile Priest, the Popes, and Maciel's children [photos]

Yahoo alert 4/1/10 leading to Slideshow and captions.

Maciel Victims reject Legion's Plea for [Cheap] Pardon

         

Arturo Jurado (left) with Paul Lennon, San Miguel Allende, Mexico

                                                    Jose Barba, PhD [Harvard] eating ice-cream in Geneva                                                     at  International Cultic Studies Association Conference

just got from Mexico's Reforma; no time to translate

Article cites Raul Gonzalez Lara [son of Mr Gonzales, one of Fr Maciel's aliases] and Jose Barba, PhD, [ITAM University, Mexico City] co-signer of the various accusations against the Legion Founder since the 1970s

Catholic reporters Renner & Berry brought the accusations to the American Public in 1997 where they were met by denial by Maciel [he forgave his slanderers] and the Legion [they slandered the accusers]

Félix Alarcón Hoyos, José de Jesús Barba Martín, Saúl Barrales Arellano, Alejandro Espinosa Alcalá, Arturo Jurado Guzmán, Fernando Pérez Olvera, José Antonio Pérez Olvera y Juan José Vaca Rodríguez.

Legion Communique Asks for Pardon without Paying for it!

Link to Communique from a Legion friendly source

Heck, I just dont want to be sued again!

Dear Readers,

here is the groundbreaking and earthshattering communique that you have all been waiting for during the past year or so.

• Legion says:
• It was all Fr.  Maciel's fault. We dont want to have anything to do with him.
• Erase him from your memories
• Despite being totally corrupt he gave us a Divine Charism because God writes straight with crooked lines and makes bad trees produce good fruit; its just another miracle you can easily believe
• Because we are successful, our works speak louder than Fr Maciel's sins
• Get over it!
• We were wrong, you were right about him screwing with his own spiritual children,
• Yes, it was pedophilia and incest. Now move on and forgive him and us.
• We have important things to do, like protect our Charism
• Forgive us, Please
• We will be good boys and girls from now on
• Everybody globally forgive us;
• We cannot name those we have so gravely offended [they might sue us, God forbid!]
• We are sorry
• Pray for us and we will pray for you
• We promise to do 1, 2, 3,4,5,6,7,8 
• Dont you trust us to do what we promise!
• Have we ever deceived anyone or reneged on our promises?

Maciel with Mistress and Daughter in Cotija, Mich, Mexico, 2005

Consecrated lady, Maciel/Rivas, his daughter, Norma, 3 consecrated ladies, and Norma, Maciel's Mistress;

[March 5, 2005 date on photo]

exlc.blogspot.com gave this scoop

under  the title The Plot Thickens

Photos show Fr. Maciel/Mr. Rivas with his mistress, Norma, and his daughter, Norma, visiting with the Consecrated ladies in Cotija(?)

Fr. Jesús Quirce, Fr. Maciel, various Consecrated, and in the back at right, Fr. Marcelino de Andrés.

How did the Legion of Christ and Regnum Christi become associated with "Cult"

REGAIN website re activated a couple weeks ago with some fine articles; for example the one mentioned in the heading

Le Monde Exposes Maciel and Legion

The following article appeared day before yesterday in the French newspaper
Le Monde. Here is a translation provided by a person dedicated to the truth about the Legion and Regnum:

Pedophile, morphine addict, a prolific and now incestuous father 

the scandal swells around Marcial Maciel, the Mexican priest and founder of the
Legion of Christ, an influential religious congregation influential in the
Vatican since the time of Pope John Paul.

Two years after the death at the end of January 2008 of Marcial Maciel, whom
the Vatican retired into "penitence," two of his sons alleged sexual and
other abuses suffered at the hands of their father, particularly during
times they travelled together.

Their mother, Blanca Estela Lara, says she knew Marcial Maciel in 1976 when
she was 19 years old and he was 56. She already had a son by another man
before she had two more with the priest. She says she did not know his true
identity because he supplied her with papers under different names in order
to legally recognize his children and to adopt the eldest. To justfiy his
absences, Marcial Maciel claimed he was an executive with Shell. He also
pretended to be a detective, and even a CIA agent.

It was not until 1997, twenty years after they met, that an article with
photos appeared in a Mexican publication and opened the young woman's eyes.
"I never had the slightest inkling," she told MVS. "I adored him. One day I
even told him that he was like a god to me." She broke with him in 1999
after her youngest son revealed the sexual abuse to her.

Marcial Maciel's power of seduction allowed him to accumulate a considerable
fortune, which he kept well hidden, and to control a vast network of
complicity. A very conservative organization, the Legion operates in
twenty-two countries and has founded dozens of educational institutions
catering to the the most elite members of society. In Mexico it has educated
the children of billionaire Carlos Slim, the third richest man in the world,
as well as those of other extremely wealthy entrepreneurs, including the
owner of Televisa.

THE LEGION ASKS FOR FORGIVENESS

For a long time Fr. Maciel seemed untouchable. Strong pressure has been
exerted on the Mexican media which began broaching the taboo subject in 1997
following a twist in a story published in the United States: After suffering
in silence for forty years, eight former legionaries decided to demand a
canonical trial of Fr. Maciel, from which the church spared him.

On Thursday, March 4 the Legion asked for forgiveness from the children of
its founder as well as from his other victims. "In recent years we have
learned little by little, with great surprise and much pain, of hidden
aspects of the life of Fr. Maciel," its communique states.

In February 2009 the order had to admit the existence of "at least one
daughter" in Madrid, but she was soon joined by several other descendants in
Europe and Mexico. The victims feel the order's excuses are marred by
hypocrisy and serve to conceal the responsibility of its leadership.

A financial question remains unanswered. The Legion insists that in January
it refused an offer from the youngest son of Ms. Lara not to reveal the
incidents of incest in exchange for 26 million dollars (19.1 million euros),
6 million of which was promised by Fr. Maciel as an inheritance.

In May 2009 the church opened an investigation into the Legion of Christ.
According to a Vatican spokesperson its conclusions will not be known for
several months. But Benedict XVI, to whom Maciel's family has made a public
appeal, will undoubtedly have to come to a decision before the beatification
of John Paul II, scheduled for October.

Joëlle Stolz

Regnum Incesti - Legion Founder's Reign of Incest --The Children of Maciel

The blogger is aware that this is a very controversial subject
that it can all be a lie
if we are to believe that Maciel was a pedophile and a homosexual....
But these rumors, news item have surfaced and the blogger has little to comment on them because, despite criticisms to the contrary, I do not indulge in mere gossip.
Here is the YouTube version
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Notes from the Radio Interview one of Maciel's families by Carmen Aristegui

Four interviewed simulataneously: Maciel's wife Pilar(?) and their children, Christian, Omar and Raul (Jose Raul Gonzalez).

Note: apparently, Fr. Maciel was "Mr. Gonzalez" with this family

After Maciel's death Raul approached the Rector of the Anahuac, DF, Jesus Quirce about the will.
- The children did not know Maciel was a priest.

It took a year and some months before any movement was made by the Legion. Jesus Quirce and Jaime Duran (financial officer for the Anahuac) took him to a bank in Mexico City, Ibanimex, looking for the will. The receptionist can't help them so they try a different branch of the bank. About a week later Quirce instructs Raul to go to Ibanimex with Duran. They are met by the vicepresident of the bank.
Raul mentions a network of lies from Duran. A trust in the bahamas is mentioned. Raul says that his father told him and his mother about a trust in Switzerland.

The Legion (Duran?) suggests that Norma, Maciel's other wife, in seville (?) had the document.

Norma falsified signatures. Maciel retracted the will or that he never made it.

Raul believes there is a nework of complicity surrounding the will, hiding it.

Mexican wife was told by maciel that he would leave a will, he travelled so much that there could have been an airplane crash etc.
He told her there was money in switzerland. Maciel told them that ALVARO CORCUERA an/or MARCELINO DE ANDRES would get in touch with them on the occasion of his death, the family are adamant that he repeated these names to them often, and that he never referred to them as priests.

THe wife says that maciel was such a liar she didn't believe half of what he said. She has had no contact from the Legion or these people since Maciel's death.

The interviewer asks the famil what they want to say:

Omar: The Legion has given them the cold shoulder.

Christian: would like help with his studies

Pilar (?) addressed pope benedict - will he still allow the legion to ignore them?

Jose Raul Gonzalez: investigation to address the crimes of abuse;

vatican reocgnises the legion abused seminarians and other people
Jose recognises the false sorrow of Evaristo Sada at the Youth and Family encounter - in reality there is a destruction of youth and families by the Legion.
He says Sada's letter/press release is shameless.

Alvaro Corcuera arranges to meet Jose Raul on the 6th of January at the Anahuac University, Mexico DF. He writes a letter on the 12th of December saying that he is too busy and has appointed Fr. Carlos Skertchly to meet him instead.
Alvaro sends his best wishes for Christmas and the New Year.

Skertchly meets with Raul and asks what the Legion can do for him, he says that he wants to maintain regular dialogue with the Legion about the issues. Skertchly agrees.

After this meeting Skertchly writes a letter in response to Raul's requests, stating that he prefers in this occasion the formality of written word.

Skertchly talks about christian charity in all of this and rejects Raul's requests for money as his inheritance and also in compensation for 8 YEARS OF SEXUAL ABUSE OF RAUL AND HIS BROTHER BY MACIEL

He accuses Raul of extortionism and says that the Legion is in no way willing to entertain his demands.
He asks Raul to reflect on his attitude.

Raul mentions to the interviewer that he has difficulty with his passport due to different names and identity. He requests help from the relevant government ministry and leaves his address for any contact:

mailto:hijosmaciel@hotmail.com