Though he describes a poor childhood -- he's the eldest child of a numerous family -- archived web pages of a Mexican social events magazine seem instead to show (for those familiar with Latin American families and realities) his family lives a very prosperous life in that dear nation of Mexico. As a member of a religious order, he surely made a vow of poverty -- but voluntarily... Yet... he cosplays as a poverty-stricken campesino, and uses his Twitter (X) account as some kind of shock-filled litany of complaints against American conservatives.
That means that he has obviously been in grief since the election of Donald J. Trump for a second term as President of the United States. It is the only reasonable explanation for his horrid tweet in reference to the terrorist Islamist attack that killed 15 in the French Quarter of New Orleans in the first hours of New Year's Day. He essentially blamed Trump, and his supporters, without mentioning their names:
The killing today is the result of words and actions that leaders have demonstrated in our recent history . We should not blame others. We need to take responsibility. We need civil discourse and lots of humility and charity.
— Archbishop Gustavo (@ABishopGustavo) January 2, 2025
It was an astonishing comment: it was not the terrorist's fault, but "our" fault, especially of the "leaders"... That displays quite a distorted view of the personal responsibility of the individual.
Doubling down, today he posted another comment, now mentioning the President-Elect by name:
Thanks be to God that trump is not God. Thanks be God for ever!
— Archbishop Gustavo (@ABishopGustavo) January 3, 2025
It is very disorienting to witness an Archbishop of a huge and historic diocese to write like this... Is he well? Does he need an intervention of some sort to check up on his health and wellbeing?...
As usual, we believe that this all means that he is still trying (as he has tried for many years) to be created a Cardinal by Francis.
