== Duty of this discussion == 

 Having initiated a discussion on this subject it is now incumbent upon the readers to document truthfully and honestly the full facts of the case. It is also important not to make statements that are not properly researched, such as the above claim that Fr. Maciel was suspended in 1956 amid claims of sexual misconduct with boys. History clearly demonstrates that is not the case.  

 I would add a number of observations that I have seen in recent months. Mr Jose De Jesus Barba Martin, one of the accusers, despite being instructed not to discuss the case with the media while the current investigation was underway, spoke on Mexican television where he denied any contact with 4 witnesses who had previously testified that they had been approached and asked to make false allegations of abuse against fr. Maciel. This statement is demonstrably false, because, in 1997 when this story was first published, the accusers state that they had indeed spoken with these men, but that they denied any abuse, and made no further contact with them. The men, Juan Manuel Correa, Jorge Limon, Valente Velazgues, and Armando Arias all state that they were repeatedly approached and asked to make false allegations. This supported the claim by Miguel Diaz, who retracted his statement and admitted that he was repeatedly urged to make false allegations.  

 Barba's statement on television is a clear and irrefutable lie.