Cardinal Urges Bishop To Take Paternity Test
Antony was accused in 2019 by 37 priests of his diocese of having children from multiple affairs and of having had a mistress.
Father Gnana Prakash additionally accused him in a letter to the Nuncio of nearly any crime possible including murder of four priests who criticised him, rape, homosexuality and embezzlement. The Vatican has been investigating the case since February 2021.
Now, ChurchMilitant.com (July 22) leaked the audio of a phone call between Bombay Cardinal Oswald Gracias, a member of Francis’ Council of Cardinals, and Antony. It's unclear how the call was obtained and whether it is authentic.
During the phone call, a circumspect Gracias asks Antony repeatedly whether he is alone expressing his wish for a private and confidential talk. Later, Gracias asks again: “Is the line safe? Line is safe, no?”
He tells Antony not to trust anybody, “You don't know who's playing a game, who's behind what. It could all be a trick to trap you.” Gracias urges the bishop to take a paternity test, informing him that Curia Cardinal Tagle has ordered to do so, and suggesting that the test should be performed by a Catholic hospital to “control the media, control the doctors, control the publicity.”
Gracias explains that if the paternity clears him then “everybody will say you're a martyr who suffered so much unfairly."
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