The Pope knew. The Vatican knew. They knew that Tucho “Heal Me with Your Mouth” Fernández was also the author of the erotic text Mystical Passion: Spirituality and Sensuality.

And then he was appointed to be in charge of the doctrinal purity at the Office Formerly Known as Holy.

The new doctrinal chief continues to shoot from the hip with rapid fire, both by means of official responsa and interviews to answer his critics. The latest of these comes in an interview with Spanish news agency EFE (English report from Edward Pentin): The Ethics of Liberty Rothbard, Murray N. Best Price: $9.63 Buy New $19.00 (as of 02:25 UTC - Details)

I knew that, in the midst of polemical issues, they could use old things like this book [Mystical Passion: Spirituality and Sensuality]; they were just waiting for the right occasion… I had informed the Pope that this could happen when he proposed to me this position [of DDF prefect] for the second time, but this was already clear to him and he also knew about this book.

Yet in another recent shoot-your-critics-from-the-hip interview at Crux, the erotic author disavowed this book (sort of):

Speaking to Crux, Fernández said “Mystical Passion” is a book he wrote while still young and is one “that I certainly would not write now.”

“Long after that book I wrote much more serious ones like, ‘The Healing Force of Mysticism,’ and ‘The Transforming Force of Mysticism,’” he said.

Fernández said he cancelled “Mystical Passion” not long after it was published, and “never allowed it to be reprinted.”

He said the book made sense at the time after having a conversation with young couples “who wanted to better understand the spiritual meaning of their relationships,” but that soon after it came out he feared the book “could be misinterpreted.”

“That’s why I don’t think it’s a good thing to spread it now. In fact, I have not authorized it and it is contrary to my will,” he said.

The Age of Utopia: Chr... John Strickland Best Price: $11.96 Buy New $20.68 (as of 06:46 UTC - Details) OK, so he admits it was immature, maybe, but certainly not a text of erotic soft porn and occasion of sin for anyone to read? And the Vatican knew about all this before he was charged with doctrinal purity for the entire world.

But, Tucho says, don’t worry, I’m just doing what the saints have done:

But something similar was done by two people greater and wiser than me: St. John Paul II and the holy abbess and doctor of the Church Hildegard of Bingen.

Meanwhile, that’s not all. Tucho also revealed in this interview that he’s planning to shoot from the hip once again with a new document very soon!

JUST IN: Cardinal Fernández confirms #PopeFrancis “already knew about” his 1998 book “Mystical Passion” when he appointed him Prefect of the #Vatican’s doctrinal office & compares his own perverse work to that of Pope John Paul II & St Hildegard of Bingen: https://t.co/sCOFy5FoHs

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