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Priest Suspects Cuban Spies Snapped Him With Lover

Cutié says girlfriend is the love of his life

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(Newser) – A celebrity priest photographed cavorting with his girlfriend on a beach has hinted Cuban spies might have been tailing him, the Miami Herald reports. "I knew that during some time I was being followed," Father Alberto Cutié told a Spanish-language TV station. "Being Cuban-American, we have that paranoia that perhaps it could be someone from another government, from another place."

Cutié said the woman he was filmed with—his girlfriend of more than 2 years—attracted him with her faith as well as her beauty. "I think she has the same passion that I have for Jesus,'' he said.  Asked if she was the love of his live, Cutié responded, "If not, I would not be in this situation." Cutié has been suspended from leading his parish but the church has yet to indicate what his future might be

Father Alberto Cutie speaks to his congregation during service, at St. Patrick's Church in Miami Beach, Fla. in this 1999 photo.
Father Alberto Cutie speaks to his congregation during service, at St. Patrick's Church in Miami Beach, Fla. in this 1999 photo.   (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, file)
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Robert_Dada
May 14, 09 7:23 AM CDT
If you kept it in your pants padre, there would have been nothing to catch. F*cking hypocrite. Reply
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Timinator2K
May 14, 09 8:03 AM CDT
Hmmmm,"Judge not lest ye be judged."..sound familiar there, RD? He happens to be in the wrong religion IF the one he's in is making him too interesting to Cuban spies who, apparently, wish to discredit him. Reply
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Fondue
May 14, 09 8:47 AM CDT
It's always the brown people's fault. It's a rather timely accusation when you think about it. You could also say: people that believe in suspicion become suspicious. Eh, it's early and I'm rambling. Reply
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proxieme2
May 14, 09 1:38 PM CDT
I don't care one way or the other as far as this man's "indiscretion", but...er...Fondue...he's a "brown person", too, if you'd like to make that generalization of Cubans. (""Being Cuban-American, we have that paranoia that perhaps it could be someone from another government, from another place." )
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JaneMP
May 14, 09 9:42 AM CDT
How egotistical is this man? The problem is that CUBAN SPIES were following him? perhaps he should take responsibility for breaking his vows FOR 2 YEARS! I don' believe in celibacy for priests, but he's the one who took the vow. Reply
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