Pope John Paul II blesses Father Marcial Maciel Degollado, founder of the Legionaries of Christ, at the Vatican in 2004. The Associated Press reported Jan. 20, 2020, that the Legionaries failed to investigate abuses committed by Father Fernando Martinez Suarez at its elite Cumbres School in Cancun, despite reforms established nearly a decade ago after it was revealed that Father Maciel abused dozens of children. (CNS photo/Tony Gentile, Reuters) See LEGION-ABUSE-CANCUN Jan. 20, 2020. An HBO series on Marcial Maciel this month has once again placed the spotlight on the founder of the Legionaries of Christ and the complaints of sexual abuse against him. The congregation in Rome confirmed to ACI Prensa that it had known about the production for years and agreed to be interviewed to address their…
