One Of The Things I Love About Hispanics...

Father Alberto Cutie (yes, that's his name) has gone on the lam-- no forwarding address, after a tabloid rag published candid photos of this 40 year old priest romping with a pretty brunette in suggestive poses.



This looks like an attractive, healthy male to me. He's popular. He's bright. He's effective in his duties and participated in panels geared toward how to minister to the Hispanic population. He served his south Florida parish well-- and his parishioners love him.

And because of some opportunistic photographer, he's now been stripped of his post and sent to the hinterlands- his website nothing more than an 'apology' to those who were 'hurt' by his actions.

I ask you: just who the hell was hurt-- other than the perfectly pressed cassocks of the Church itself? The argument that he violated his vow of celibacy seems laughable in a church RIFE with sexual scandal--- most of which involves the abuse of children.

I've said it time and again: to free the Catholic Church from this ongoing problem of priests abusing children, OPEN THE FUCKING DOORS by doing away with the archaic idea of celibacy. It was added by the church in the Middle Ages so that it need not support the families of married priests. GET RID OF IT. That's a no-brainer.

But because this church is cycling backwards, celibacy is once more a hot issue.....but not for the Hispanic parishioners, who still love and support this young priest. Here's what they have to say on the matter:

Near the church at 6th St. and Lennox Ave., several parishioners played a game of dominos and scoffed at what the Archdiocese of Miami found to be very disturbing.

"He's a very good man, a very good man, that's it," said Orestes Molina. "I don't care how many ladies he has."

"I just don't care about these photos," said Molina. "It's my opinion. How much did he sell these pictures for?"

"For me, I believe in Father Cutie," said another parishioner, Magdalena Olivera. "It could be him in the pictures, but I believe in him. Like Jesus said, that's nothing. He's a good priest. He worked hard for the young people. How come they're not coming back right now to show their support?"

That is the proper response to this nonsense. Those people are realistic, big-hearted and absolutely correct. Hispanics, all. I love their unflappable earthiness. They realize there's nothing to forgive because sin involves hurting another human being, not violating an outdated tenet that in the long run has hurt all of us by it's very unnaturalness. So VIVA!- parishioners of St. Francis De Sales parish of Miami Beach. Here is this man's record. Read it and weep. What a colossal, stupid loss.