Jack Chick's Alberto: how was he proven a fraud?

[Dreaming_of_Maria_Callas]

I’ve heard that “Alberto” (Alberto Riviera), the former Jesuit priest who came out of the dark of Roman Catholicism into the light of Jack Chick evangelism :rolleyes: was proven a fraud in a few Protestant magazines in the early 80’s. I was unable to find any details in searching the web, does anyone here know the details of the investigations 20 years ago? How was he proven a fraud, and what was made of his Franco-issued ID?

UnuMondo

[Duck_Duck_Goose]

The reason you can’t find any details on the web is because it’s spelled “Rivera”, not “Riviera”.

http://ic.net/~erasmus/RAZ343.HTM

The Real Alberto Rivera

(Edited, with commentary, by Dave Armstrong, from articles by Gary Metz)

Alberto Rivera, the alleged former Catholic priest, bishop, and anti-Catholic hero of Jack Chick comic strips, was exposed as a total fraud by non-Catholic Gary Metz, in two articles appearing in evangelical magazines:

1. “The Alberto Story,” Cornerstone, vol. 9, no. 53, 1981, pp. 29-31.
2. Christianity Today, March 13, 1981.

There you go…

[Dreaming_of_Maria_Callas]

That answers that. Thanks a lot.

(Boy, the second time in two days someone has answered the OP fully in the first reply because of their superior searching skills)

UnuMondo

[Duck_Duck_Goose]

Naah, I just happened to recognize the name, is all.