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Vatican condemns reports of intrigue and corruption
The Vatican on Saturday condemned Italian media reports of intrigue, corruption and blackmail among senior prelates, saying these could be a form of pressure to sway voting in next month’s conclave to elect Pope Benedict XVI’s successor. Vatican spokesman Federico Lombardi dismissed as “gossip, disinformation and sometimes calumny” the reports,…
Condemnation builds over Vatican prelate’s gay slur
VATICAN CITY (AFP) - – Condemnation from gay groups and the French government forced the Vatican into damage control Wednesday over remarks by the pope's right-hand man linking paedophilia to homosexuality.…
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