(Maciel kneeling obsequiously before Pope John Paul II whom he completely deceived)
Pope Benedict XIV referred to the “enigmatic figure” of Fr. Maciel. No doubt about it. It is hard to understand who Maciel was and what he pretended and how his person and work is related to what is known as the Legion of Christ religious order.
One thing is clear: Maciel was the greatest Catholic fundraiser of the late XX Century. (According to Jason Berry, at least)
His business acumen was extraordinary.
Mexican banker, Manuel Espinosa Yglesias, once stated half in jest: “Fr. Maciel, it is just as well you are not in our business. You would have left the rest of us all far behind!”
Don Manuel missed the point: Maciel was in the business world. He was a business entrepreneur extraordinaire. Continue reading “The Financial Empire of the Legion of Christ”