{"id":60866,"date":"2025-08-24T05:59:41","date_gmt":"2025-08-24T05:59:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=60866"},"modified":"2025-08-24T05:59:41","modified_gmt":"2025-08-24T05:59:41","slug":"catholic-influencer-admits-to-inappropriately-messaging-several-women","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/catholic-influencer-admits-to-inappropriately-messaging-several-women\/","title":{"rendered":"Katholieke influencer geeft toe ongepaste berichten te hebben gestuurd naar verschillende vrouwen"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"width: 100%; margin-bottom: 25px;\">\n  <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.catholicnewsagency.com\/images\/alexjurado.png?ssl=1\" style=\"display: block; margin: auto; max-width: 100%\" \/><br \/>\n  <span style=\"text-align: right; font-style: italic;\">Catholic apologist Alex Jurado, known as Voice of Reason on social media. \/ Credit: Courtesy of Alexandro Jurado<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<p>CNA Staff, Aug 18, 2025 \/ 14:04 pm (CNA).<\/p>\n<p>Breaking his silence one month after facing several allegations, Catholic influencer Alex Jurado in a video message shared to his YouTube channel on Aug. 17 admitted to inappropriately messaging women.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>On July 13, the Protestant website Protestia <a href=\"https:\/\/protestia.com\/2025\/07\/14\/prominent-catholic-apologist-voice-of-reason-accused-of-grooming-teen-sexting-multiple-women\/#google_vignette\" target=\"null\" class=\"null\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">published a report<\/a> alleging that \u201cwhistleblowers within the Catholic community\u201d had revealed sexually explicit texts Jurado allegedly sent to an underage teenage girl when he was 20 years old. The site further alleged that Jurado had sent \u201csexually explicit messages\u201d to several other women.<\/p>\n<p>In his video message, Jurado denied the accusations regarding the inappropriate sexual relationship with an underage teenage girl saying: \u201cThis is not true. This is false.\u201d<\/p>\n<div style=\"width:100%\" class=\"mx-auto embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/M3ff5YEl-6k?feature=oembed\" class=\"embed-responsive-item\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>He explained further that law enforcement has been actively involved in an investigation related to these claims and that the investigation is ongoing.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Jurado then addressed the claims made regarding the sexually explicit messages sent to multiple other women \u2014 those of whom were not underage.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs the public saw, I, on multiple occasions, fell into sin and gave into the desires of my flesh. And I regret to say that that is indeed true. I did fall into the sin of lust,\u201d Jurado admitted.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>He added: \u201cI really regret to say that in these moments of weakness, I led others into sin. And of course that\u2019s wrong, of course that is repulsive, and it\u2019s something that I am guilty of.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The content creator went on to apologize to those women involved as well as all those who read the leaked messages \u201cand were rightly disgusted by them because they were disgusting.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m going to have to spend the rest of my life in prayer and in penance to make reparation for all of the damage I\u2019ve caused because I\u2019ve caused a lot of damage,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>On July 16, Jurado was barred from public events in his local Church amid the ongoing investigation.<\/p>\n<p>Bishop Artur Bubnevych of the Holy Protection of Mary Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of Phoenix issued a statement to the clergy of his eparchy stating that Jurado, \u201ca regular attendee at one of our parishes,\u201d is prohibited from \u201cany activity or involvement \u2026 occurring in any facilities of or events being sponsored by the Eparchy of Phoenix until further notice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will cooperate fully with any authorized investigations which may occur in this matter,\u201d the bishop wrote in his statement, a copy of which was obtained by CNA.<\/p>\n<p>Jurado began his Voice of Reason social media ministry in 2023. The influencer has over half a million followers across his social media platforms including TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>His content is primarily apologetical, sharing and defending the faith and engaging with other non-Catholic points of view. As a Byzantine Catholic, he also promotes the Eastern rites of the Catholic Church.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.catholicnewsagency.com\/news\/266007\/catholic-influencer-admits-to-inappropriately-messaging-several-women\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.catholicnewsagency.com\/news\/266007\/catholic-influencer-admits-to-inappropriately-messaging-several-women<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Catholic apologist Alex Jurado, known as Voice of Reason on social media. \/ Credit: Courtesy of Alexandro Jurado CNA Staff, Aug 18, 2025 \/ 14:04 pm (CNA). 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