Top Catholic Priest Sexually Abused His Own Sons - My Father The Predator

My Father The Sexual Predator. Top Catholic Priest Accused of Sexually Abusing His Own Sons; Lawsuit Claims Pope, Vatican Covered Up Sordid Life of Legion of Christ Founder. June 21, 2010. A prominent Catholic priest, praised by Pope John Paul II as "an efficacious guide to youth," Father Marcial Maciel, sexually abused not only young seminarians under his control but also abused his own children, according to a lawsuit filed today in Connecticut by a man who claims to be Maciel's son.
In an interview to be broadcast Monday evening on ABC News Nightline, the priest's son, Raul Gonzalez, 30, says he thought his father worked for the CIA or an international oil company, until he saw the priest's picture in a 1997 magazine article detailing allegations of sexual abuse.
"My mom said, 'Is that you?' and my dad said, 'No, it's not me' and my mom said, 'Yeah, it's you,'" recalled Gonzalez in the interview, conducted by Jason Berry, an investigative journalist who first reported on widespread sexual abuse by Maciel at the Legion of Christ and writes for the National Catholic Reporter.
The Legion of Christ has acknowledged that Father Maciel fathered at least one child as a priest.
Under Father Maciel, the Legion of Christ became one of the Roman Catholic Church's most prominent, conservative and financially successful orders. Among its many supporters is Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim.
The lawsuit claims Vatican ignored reports of sexual abuse by Maciel since the 1950s, until he was forced out of the Legion by Pope Benedict XVI in 2006.
THE ALLEGATIONS IN THE LAWSUIT
http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/page?id=10973992
Citing his age, the Vatican Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith declined to put Maciel on trial but he was ordered to a "life of prayer and penitence."
"Pope Benedict in 2006 moved my father, my daddy, or Marcial Maciel to rest. To pray. Why didn't he bring him to jail?" Gonzalez asked in the interview.
The lawsuit filed by Maciel's alleged son claims the Vatican and the presiding Pope from the 1950's until 2002 "engaged in a conspiracy to conceal their knowledge of Maciel's serial delicts, including the repeated sexual abuse of children."
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06/22/2010. West Palm Beach, FL, Tara Monks. New Haven, CT -- A man claiming to be a son of prominent Catholic Priest Father Marcial Maciel filed a lawsuit in Connecticut on Monday, June 21, 2010, claiming Maciel not only abused seminarians under his control, but also abused his own children, as reported by ABC News.
An interview with the plaintiff, Raul Gonzalez, was broadcast on ABC News Nightline on Monday evening. Gonzalez, 30, claims that he thought his father worked for an international oil company or the CIA as a child. He did not become aware of his position with the Catholic church until he saw Maciel's picture in a 1997 magazine article detailing accusations of sexual abuse.
Gonzales recalled the conversation between his parents when she saw the article; "My mom said, 'Is that you?' and my dad said, 'No, it's not me' and my mom said, 'Yeah, it's you.'"
The Legion of Christ has already confirmed that Father Maciel fathered at least one child as a priest.
The lawsuit alleges the Vatican ignored reports of sexual abuse by Father Maciel since the 1950s and up until he was forced out of the Legion in 2006. The Vatican Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith decided not to put Maciel on trial for his offenses due to his age. Instead they ordered him to a "life of prayer and penitence."
The lawsuit also claims that the Vatican, its officials and the presiding Pope from the 1950s until 2002 "engaged in a conspiracy to conceal their knowledge of Maciel's serial delicts, including the repeated sexual abuse of children."
The counts even include accusations of addiction to pain killers, claiming that Maciel was once hospitalized for morphine-based Dolantin addiction.
During the Nightline interview, Gonzales explained that Maciel had a relationship with his mother, then 20, when he was 60. Gonzalez' mother, Blanca Gutierrez Lara was from Mexico.
Gonzales stated that he and his mother lived in comfort in Cuernavaca, Mexico with money secretly provided by Father Maciel. He also claims Maciel had a second mistress in Spain, with whom he had a daughter.
Maciel is also believed to have a third family in Switzerland.
Gonzalez claims Maciel began abusing him when he was 10-years-old. Maciel also allegedly abused Gonzalez' half-brother, Omar, according to the interview. Gonzalez claims the abuse lasted for nearly a decade.
The lawsuit seeks monetary damages, punitive damages and all appropriate relief.
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Two New Pennsylvania Bishops Announced; Aex Abuse Victims Respond. It’s disturbing and disappointing that Pope Benedict is elevating two long time Philadelphia archdiocesan ‘insiders’ to higher positions. Bishop Joseph McFadden will now head the Harrisburg diocese. Msgr. Michael Fitzgerald becomes an auxiliary bishop in Philadelphia. snapnetwork (dot) org/snap_statements/2010_state­ments/062210_two_new_pa_bishop­s_announced_sex_abuse_victims_­respond.htm

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[15amiami]

hahahaha false religion Christianity and gay father priests amended Bible sent by God for their own interests !

[Realitydenizen]

@taiwoone1 Good for you. They should all be hunted down and shot dead, every single one of the pederasts.

[taiwoone1]

I'll shot down a priest i found molesting any member of my family right there in a sunday mass in front of his congregation, I believe this will send a message to the vatican that priests are no less diffrent than any other men with two scrotums between his legs ! Period..

[StSimonMartyr]

CHILD SEX INDICTMENTS PLAGUE ORTHODOX JUDAISM

By Rev. Ted Pike

New York journalist and attorney Michael Lesher says, “A certain amount of sexual deviance is going to be found in any society. What is really shocking is the extent of license that’s been extended to these people to victimize children and if you are a pedophile, the Orthodox Jewish Community is one of the best places you can be”

Amy Neustein-Tempest in the Temple:

“What outrages me is the Cover-up by its leaders of the crimes'

[zts78zt]

Expose Pedophile priests , prosecute their protectors ( Vlazny . Lynn, Mahony ), cut off their funding (no more money for their lawyers ). 

[team0switzerland1]

Poor man he has a sick father

[agricola]

typical catholic behavior

[brotherfrank62]

@ricktor002 No it can't be interpreted in a million ways read 2 Peter chap:1 vers.20-21 there aren't any private interpretations. And if anyone is, there fooling themselves. The way to heaven does not need and interpretation, if it did none of us would make it. Now! I see you believe in Jesus thats a good start, all you have to do now is read Ephesians chap:2 vers.8-10, and keep on believing. Because one day you will stop breathing if its not real you have nothing to lose.if it is God help you.

[ricktor002]

@brotherfrank62 all religions are lies. stop rationalizing, they're all out to influence the masses. The bible is an old book full of nonsense that can be interpreted a million ways because its vague and contradictory. Jesus lived in a time when there were thousands of pagan preachers in that area, he was just the lucky one to have his story passed down with even questionable accuracy. Your only Christian because you are afraid to question the crap you're fed.