Ten days after InfoVaticana exclusively published the video of the priest José Castro Cea, known as “Josete,” the cardinal archbishop of Madrid, José Cobo, is going through moments of great nervousness. According to diocesan sources, Cobo insists that what was disseminated is “denounceable” and that Josete’s thing “was nothing more than a joke.” Well, denounce it, man.

Far from acknowledging the seriousness of the facts, the archbishop would be seeking to minimize the scandal and spread blame. “Poor Josete,” he would have commented privately, trying to frame the case as a simple misunderstanding.

The Valley, the blames, and the masses

In this context, Cobo would also have alluded to the situation of the Valley of the Fallen, disclaiming responsibilities. “That’s not ours, it’s enough that they let us say mass,” he would have pointed out, in a tone that reflects his intention to shift the focus and present himself as a victim of external circumstances.

Meeting at the embassy and maneuvers against the nuncio

It is not the only concern that is agitating these days the Madrid cardinal. As InfoVaticana has been able to learn, in a meeting held at the Embassy of Spain to the Holy See, Cobo would have participated along with Cardinal Omella and Minister Félix Bolaños in an encounter aimed at coordinating movements to remove the new apostolic nuncio in Spain, who is not to his liking.

Trip to Rome with Belda

In addition, Cobo has recently traveled to Rome accompanied by the controversial lawyer Belda. The official version speaks of management related to foundations, although in the ecclesial circles of Madrid, the temporal coincidence with the earthquake caused by the Josete case does not go unnoticed.

Open scandal

The truth is that the case of the controversial priest, kept by Cobo at the head of the International Institute of Distance Theology, continues to generate perplexity among the Madrid clergy and scandal among the faithful. Far from appeasing the situation, the cardinal’s maneuvers show a prelate cornered, nervous, and increasingly questioned. What does Josete know about him?