During a recent episode of “The Prayerful Posse” with Raymond Arroyo, Father Gerald Murray blasted Cardinal “Tucho” Fernández for his pornographic writings which were uncovered by an Argentine Catholic blogger, El Wanderer. What was interesting about the episode was that Arroyo, Murray, and Robert Royal, never connected Fernández’s writings with his homosexual orientation. Having been outed by Argentine celebrity nun, Sister María Lucía Caram Padilla on the Spanish Cuentos Chinos program hosted on the Telecinco channel on September 18, 2023, Fernández is as well known among the clergy for being a homosexual as the late ex-Cardinal “Uncle Ted” McCarrick was known for being a homosexual predator, particularly of seminarians and young priests.
After all their years of reporting, one would think that “The Prayerful Posse” would point out to viewers how a cleric’s sexual orientation affects his theology, his preaching, his writing, and his entire ministry. Certainly, anyone reading Tucho’s homoerotic works, Heal Me with Your Mouth: The Art of Kissing and Mystical Passion: Spirituality and Sensuality (both in 1995); Why Can’t I Finish Healing? (2002); Spiritual Theology: Spiritual Depth in Action (2005); and To Free Yourself from Anxiety and Impatience (2009), would recognize that he is a homosexual.
Father Murray deserves credit for stating that “Fernández has demonstrated that he is completely unsuited to be a pastor of souls….and he should be fired.” Although Murray astutely noted that Fernández “will be a benchmark for Pope Leo,” he was not able to identify what “dirt” Fernández might have on Leo in Peru that may be preventing Leo from firing him. The same situation exists in the Archdiocese of Washington where Cardinal Robert McElroy has not removed Father Adam Park despite a plethora of evidence in court documents showing that he preyed on vulnerable seminarians at the North American College (NAC) in Rome, and that he was also sexually active while serving in the archdiocese. Having been ordained by former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick and having served as the priest secretary to Cardinal Donald Wuerl, Park is aware that his behavior may not be significantly different from that of Cardinals McCarrick, Wuerl, Gregory, and McElroy. McElroy will protect and hide Park just like Al Capone attempted to hide his accountant.
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