In a recent entanglement of ecclesiastical law and personal defense, I formally requested access to the Cuatrecasas-Martínez case file from the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith through established channels. This request stems from a 2015 investigation initiated by the Pope, which concluded with findings of my innocence. Despite numerous attempts, access was initially denied; however, a beacon of hope appeared on November 8, 2023, when the Nunciature suggested I contact His Excellency Monsignor José Antonio Satué for possible review or duplication of the documents. This glimmer of progress was short-lived as, in an unexpected reversal, they changed their tune and the Nunciature later informed me that access to this pivotal evidence would be withheld. The reasons behind this about-face and the identity of the decision-maker remain shrouded in mystery, plunging me into a well of confusion.
Further complicating matters, I’ve been recently informed that neither Don Silverio Nieto nor Don Rafael Felipe Freije are allowed to testify in the canonical proceedings against me, despite their significant roles in the initial investigation I have sought to scrutinize. Their prohibited testimonies, especially given their direct involvement and knowledge of the case, hint at an unsettling silence mandated by unseen forces. The declaration by the presiding judge that their testimonies are not ‘admissible’ remains mystifyingly unexplained, casting a pall of arbitrariness over the proceedings.
Amid these unfolding events, I am haunted by a profound unease and a growing conviction that the outcome may already be preordained. This sentiment is amplified by a letter I received on September 26, 2022, from His Excellency Monsignor José Antonio Satué himself—the very individual overseeing my trial. In it, he suggested, rather presciently, that I should consider the process as ‘an opportunity to acknowledge the truth and apologize to Mr. Juan Cuatrecasas and his family,’ a sentiment implying a conclusion seemingly reached well before the examination of evidence.
As these layers of doubt and procedural obscurity accumulate, one stark truth emerges: the facts, unadorned and unaltered, indeed speak volumes.