In 1998 Sodano intervened to halt an investigation into sexual abuse by the Legion's founder, Marcial Maciel by Joseph Ratzinger, who at the time was head of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.
Sodano intervened to halt an investigation into sexual abuse by the Legion's founder. This was in 1998. Marcial Maciel by Joseph Ratzinger was the Legion's founder. Joseph Ratzinger at the time was head of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.