Dominican Cardinal Calls Gay American Ambassador A 'Wife', Tells Him To 'Go Take Care Of His House'

Dominican Republic’s Cardinal, Nicolás de Jesús López Rodríguez, is causing controversy after making unpleasant comments about U.S. Ambassador James W. Brewster. The Roman Catholic official’s remarks were apparently sparked by Brewster’s input on the level of corruption in the Dominican Republic.

“That mister [James Brewster] should go back to his Embassy and as the wife he is to a man, he should take care of his home, that’s what he has to do,” said López Rodríguez.

Brewster, who is openly gay and married to husband Bob Satawake, was a guest speaker at the American Chamber of Commerce for the Dominican Republic’s Thanksgiving lunch where he shared his opinion on the country’s high levels of corruption and encouraged the local government to battle it.

During a recent interview with “El Día’s” Huchi Lora and Amelia Deschamps, the American Ambassador qualified the Cardinal’s comments as just another action of discrimination, “When you attack any group and minimize their values, without giving them a chance to express themselves, the only thing you are doing is propelling discrimination. That is something that I will always be opposed to,” he said.

When Brewster’s husband, Satawake, was confronted about López Rodríguez’ comments, he declared “every one has the right to have an opinion on how to live their own lives. Beyond that I have no other answers. I’m not even sure that was an opinion, just a declaration he shared with his followers.”

According to The Advocate, this is not the first time the Cardinal has made homophobic statements about Brewster. He has called him non-politically correct names such as maricón, the Spanish equivalent for “f*ggot.”

It is also important to keep in mind that the Archbishop’s statements are not only against homosexuals, but also the reflection of a very machista society that still believes women belong at home, in the kitchen. Maybe the Catholic Church should take a deep look into their own members before they even dare to begin judging anyone else.