The Spell
Sacred Scandal
My Cultura and iHeartPodcasts
4.4 • 754 Ratings
🗓️ 18 September 2025
⏱️ 48 minutes
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Summary
Elena Sada recounts her early experiences with the Legion of Christ, including the moment she felt “chosen” by its founder, Marcial Maciel. Lourdes Barroso shares her story of being personally invited by Maciel to become a consagrada. Both women describe the “spell” that Maciel cast, blurring their perceptions and leading them down a path of strict obedience and hidden manipulation. As the women are molded into ideal servants, they are tasked with recruiting new members and raising funds, becoming key players in the Legion’s expansion and financial empire.
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| 1:14.6 | When I first joined the Legion of Christ, I felt special, not just special, chosen. |
| 1:34.0 | Marciard Masiel, the founder of the Legion of Christ, this great leader who everyone in my life |
| 1:40.2 | respected and admired, he looked me in the eyes and told me I had a calling, that God |
| 1:48.0 | had given me unique gifts, that I was meant to serve something greater. And I believed him |
| 1:55.8 | with my whole heart. I believed him, because when he said it, it sounded sacred like he was delivering |
| 2:06.0 | a message from God himself. I walked around thinking of all the people in the world. He picked |
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