A team of three cardinals were asked by Benedict to verify allegations of financial impropriety, cronyism and corruption exposed in the so-called VatiLeaks affair.In December, they handed the pontiff a large portfolio of papers which was "an exact map of the mischief and the bad fish" inside the Holy See, La Repubblica said. "It was on that day, with those papers on his desk, that Benedict XVI took the decision he had mulled over for so long," said the centre-left newspaper.It said its article was the first of a series, Daily Telegraph reports. Panorama, a conservative weekly, did not speculate about the motives behind Benedict's resignation, but its story about the contents of the confidential report was broadly similar. Vatican spokesman, Father Federico Lombardi refused to "run after fantasies and opinions" and warned reporters: "Don't expect comments or rebuttals of what is being said on this issue." Lombardi said that the three cardinals had submitted their report privately to Pope Benedict, and it would be passed on to his successor, CatholicCulture.org reported. The three prelates who investigated the "Vatileaks" scandal and prepared a thorough report – Cardinals Julian Herranz, Jozef Tomko, and Salvatore De Giorgi – will not be giving interviews or divulging details regarding the contents of the report, he said. Cardinal Herranz, who chaired the commission, confirmed, "The Pope is the only person we have reported to on this question." La Repubblica claimed that in a lengthy report on the leaks, the cardinals had alerted the Pontiff to the existence of factions within the Roman Curia, including a powerful faction "united by sexual orientation." Some members of that bloc, the cardinals reportedly said, may be vulnerable to "external influence" because of their activities. The Italian newspaper said that the report shocked Pope Benedict and contributed to his decision to resign. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
Advertise on NigerianEye.com to reach thousands of our daily users
is this information authentic.
ReplyDeleteI doubt this write-up with everything in me.
ReplyDeletePls dont give wrong info on ds mans rsignation
ReplyDeletePls dont give wrong info on ds mans rsignation
ReplyDeleteOnly God can judge
ReplyDeleteAn institution as global and far-reaching in influence as it is infamous in its cover-ups as the Vatican, cannot be divorced from controversies - real or imagined. I believe it is high time the Catholic Church makes a radical shift from its centuries-old culture of hipocricy and delusive denials of the mountain-pile of rot and sleez at every level of its hierarchy. One can only hope that the Cardinals, being aware of these facts, will have the courage to elect a true/radical reformer as successor to the frail retiring Pope only then will confidence and trust be restored in that religious institution
ReplyDelete