New Maciel Documentary a ‘Cathartic’ Experience, Legionaries Head Says

New Maciel documentary a ‘cathartic’ experience, Legionaries head says

(OSV News) — A new documentary on the life and crimes of Father Marcial Maciel Degollado was another chance for members of the Legionaries of Christ and Regnum Christi to confront the truth of their founder’s dark past and the suffering inflicted on innocent victims, said Father John Connor, general director of the congregation. In a letter to members of Legionaries of Christ published online Sept. 16, Father Connor said he and other Legionaries…

Marcial Maciel, The Wolf of God: HBO’s new docuseries examining years of abuse by Mexican priest (Interview)  - Aztec Reports

This article was written by Diego Lopez Marina of Peru Reports, part of the Latin America Reports network of publications. A new docuseries that premiered on HBO Max, Marcial Maciel, The Wolf of God, revisits the life of the founder of the Legion of Christ, one of the most controversial figures in the Catholic Church. For decades, Maciel, a Mexican priest, built a network of power, influence, and abuse that affected victims in different countrie…

Marcial Maciel, wolf of God or symptom of a broader crisis?

HBO’s Maciel, wolf of God makes for good television, but its focus on the main character’s perversions blurs the Catholic Church’s institutional responsibility. In evoking a wolf, the series portrays Maciel as the lone predator, a myth with which the Catholic Church and other entities gaslight victims of abuse. The series brings the debate on clergy sexual abuse back to 2010, when Benedict XVI whitewashed the Vatican’s role, with the Gothic tale