Leo XIV appointed two bishops closely connected to Madrid's existing administration.
Today, Pope Leo XIV appointed two new auxiliary bishops for the Archdiocese of Madrid, Spain: Fernando Murga Gómez and Andrés Martínez Esteban.
Leo XIV Reinforces Cobo’s Leadership in Madrid
According to InfoVaticana.com, Murga is one of Cardinal Cobo's closest collaborators. Martínez Esteban represents the less progressive clergy.
VidaNuevaDigital.com reports today that both appointments match the profile Cardinal Cobo personally requested.
Cardinal Cobo of Madrid is known for homosex scandals like receiving a homosexual group. One controversy is his association with Father José Castro Cea (“Josete”), who reportedly lived next door to him and appeared in a gay-bar video. InfoVaticana alleged that Cobo protected the homosex priest for years.
Auxiliary Bishop Fernando Murga Gómez, 61, originally trained as an architect and worked in that profession before entering the priesthood.
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Jude 1:18 In the last times there will be scoffers who follow their ungodly desires. They are the ones who create divisions, worldly people who lack the Spirit.