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	Maciel, a Controversial Priest, Dies By Jose de Cordoba Wall Street Journal February 1, 2008 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120180661956332799.html?mod=googlenews_wsj Father Marcial Maciel, 87, the controversial founder of a powerful conservative Catholic religious order and the subject of sex abuse allegations, died Wednesday in the United States. The Mexican-born Father Maciel founded the Legion of Christ, also known as the Legionnaires of Christ, as well as a secular movement known as Regnum Christi. During a time when vocations to the priesthood in the Catholic Church had fallen sharply, the Legion, a favorite of the late Pope John Paul II, was able to attract many young men to its ranks. The Legion announced Father Maciel's death, of natural causes, on its Web site.
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