Father Cutie Is Leaving the Roman Catholic Church

I recently did a post concerning Rev. Alberto Cutié, a Catholic priest from a Miami Beach parish, who was video taped on a beach with what appeared to be a girlfriend, and how the celibacy requirement of the Catholic Church needs to be thrown on the dung heap of history. The celibacy requirement instituted in the 1100's began - as so much does in the Catholic Church - as an issue of money: unmarried, childless priests cost far less to support and maintain. Being "married to the Church" was merely the blather formulated to try to turn a pigs ear into a silk purse.

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Now it seems that the talented Rev. Cutie is leaving the Roman Catholic Church and joining the Episcopal Church which allows married clergy. Hopefully, he will now use his charisma and talents to attract Hispanic Catholics to the Episcopal Church most will find is not so different from the Catholic Church with the exception of not having a corrupt, fossilized hierarchy. Here are some highlights from MSNBC on Fr. Cutie's departure from the Catholic Church:

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MIAMI - A popular Miami priest and media personality known as "Father Oprah" has left the Catholic Church to become an Anglican after he was photographed cavorting on the beach with his girlfriend. The Rev. Alberto Cutié was removed from his Miami Beach church after photos of him kissing and embracing a woman appeared in the pages of a Spanish-language magazine earlier this month.

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He was received into the Episcopal Church, the U.S. branch of the Anglican Communion, in a ceremony Thursday at Trinity Cathedral and may later announce he will marry his girlfriend, which is allowed in that denomination. He must complete other requirements before serving as an Episcopal priest.

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The Cuban-American priest was born in Puerto Rico and previously hosted shows on the Spanish-language channel Telemundo. He is also a syndicated Spanish-language columnist and author of the book "Real Life, Real Love: 7 Paths to a Strong, Lasting Relationship." He headed the archdiocese's Radio Paz and Radio Peace broadcasts, heard throughout the Americas and in Spain, and earned the nickname "Father Oprah" — as in talk show host Oprah Winfrey — for his relationship advice.