Prominent Catholic Apologist ‘Voice of Reason’ Accused of Grooming Teen, Sexting Multiple Women

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Alex Jurado is the founder of Voice of Reason, a popular Roman Catholic apologetic channel with over half a million followers across multiple social media platforms. His CatholicSpeakers bio speaks glowingly of his accomplishments, with some of his highlights including:

He was known as a teenage prodigy in his local community after becoming a catechist and apologist at age 16, teaching not only other teenagers but also adults in parochial faith formation… In a span of only 2 years, his work has led to thousands and thousands of people becoming or returning to the Catholic Church….He was recognized as a teenage prodigy and was given a teaching position at his local catholic parish at only age 16. He was still in high school while teaching the adults in catechesis.

In July of 2024 Alex found himself on the debate stage in his first ever formal public debate. His opponent was none other than the greatest American Protestant debater that has ever lived, Dr. James White – who was participating in his 199th debate. In a true “Rocky” story (Dr. White even brought up Alex’s voice being identical to Sylvester Stallone’s) Alex defeated his much more experienced opponent in one of the most shocking upsets in the history of Catholic vs. Protestant debates. Alex’s fame skyrocketed after this fateful event, and he became universally recognized in the apologetics world.

Less than a year later, in March of 2025, Alex was a guest on the George Janko Show, which is one of the most popular podcasts in the entire world. Alex shared and defended Catholic teaching in one of the most viral and universally praised conversations in the history of Catholic and Protestant dialogue, which even persuaded the famous Protestant podcast host to shift his view in real time towards the Catholic position. This one podcast episode has already led to thousands deciding to become Catholic.

Jurado has also just been accused of grooming a minor, according to whistleblowers within the Catholic Community, who posted screenshots purporting to show him talking to a minor when she was 14 and he was 21. These pictures were initially shared with Julianna Vivas (@juliannarvivas) after the girl reached out to her:

While not all the pictures are in order, as per the aforementioned email, Jurado, who was involved in her spiritual formation, seems to acknowledge she is still a child and focuses on how young she is. However, while opining about a potential marriage in their future, he insists that he sees her as a “sexy” grown “woman,” painting an image only a predator could.

X user Limbu, who has been sharing these photos on social media, is pretty direct about what he thinks of the matter:

It’s not just one young girl, however. Jurado has also been accused of sending either flirtatious, inappropriate, or sexually explicit messages to at least eight different women, including this conversation from earlier this year: Note: pictures not necessarily in order. Viewer discretion is advised)

This alleged behavior is in sharp contrast to how he acted and what he

said three weeks ago on the podcast Pints With Aquinas, where he offered that he didn’t feel God was calling him to marriage but instead to remain single, so that he might to help grow the kingdom of God.

Jurado has yet to comment publicly on these accusations.