The fact that he didn’t handle it with aplomb lends credence to it IMO.
I’m looking at the spiritual side. Whoever hasn’t made some terrible mistake, please stand up [everybody sits].
But what does it mean NOW? This isn’t a question of what difference does it make, as Hillary might say. We know sins make a difference and incur trouble. It’s a question of what the Lord can make of it. And Cruz ought to be right smack dab on the ball about that, if he knows as much about Christ as he makes out to do. “We both learned a lesson” would show Cruz to be a mensch.