Let’s keep in mind Figueiredo is not exactly angelic and was close to McCarrick for decades. Not impossible to imagine, at worst, a jilted lover seeking revenge.
These very selective, partial and vague bits of files and letters may be accurate, or altered or false. There is much more to the tawdry story of Figueiredo.
The first rule of homos in the clergy is: if you rat me out, I'll rat you out. They are a catty group. It's like a sorority of bitches.