Sunday, May 03, 2026

Pope Leo's Gambit in West Virginia

  •  Pope Leo is sending West Virginia a new bishop, a man who came to America by hiding in a car trunk.  After living here as an illegal alien he gained citizenship in 2006.  He  was ordained in 2004, by Cardinal Theodore McCarrick.  That  alone could potentially be a huge problem. We know that McCarrick was very fond of his Latin American seminarians. It' s not unfair to ask Bishop Menijar-Ayala if he  ever saw or heard of any unsavory behavior from the cardinal and how he chose to deal with it. 

    Some people are guessing that this curious appointment is a political move from Pope Leo. If so, it was a mistake.  People are going to be watching the new bishop very closely  for two reasons: the McCarrick connection and to see what comes out of his mouth. Should he decide to champion illegal aliens, it's going to get messy.