Watch Marcial Maciel: The Wolf of God

As reports of child abuse and the death of John Paul II shake the Church, Maciel's empire begins to crumble. But while their leader continues to enjoy relative impunity, the Legionaries of Christ and the Regnum Christi face the possibility of upheaval in the wake of successive sexual and economic scandals.

Maciel exploits his relationship with the newly named Pope, John Paul II, to grow the Legionaries of Christ and his new organization targeting women, Regnum Christi, while also managing to protect himself from scrutiny. In the 1990s, an American journalist -- with help from Maciel's victims-- writes a chilling expose on the priest's history of child abuse and corruption.

As Maciel continues to gain power and grow his influence among the Catholic elite, his organization expands across the globe.

In Mexico, seminary student Marcial Maciel founds the Legionaries of Christ, an organization quickly embroiled in controversy.