By Anthony Faiola / Eliza Mackintosh in London and Stefano Pitrelli in Rome contributed to this report
Tag: Vaticano
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Britain’s top cardinal accused of ‘inappropriate’ behavior with priests
LONDON — On the same day as his last public blessing Sunday, Pope Benedict XVI confronted the threat of a fresh scandal within the church hierarchy, with Vatican officials informing him of new allegations that Britain’s most senior Roman Catholic cleric had engaged in inappropriate behavior with priests. (altro…) -
Pope struggled to lift sacred secrecy of Vatican finances
By Anthony Faiola / Stefano Pitrelli in Rome and Eliza Mackintosh in London contributed to this report
VATICAN CITY — Inside a 13th-century monastery in a sleepy village north of Rome, the Rev. Salvatore Palumbo was allegedly serving more than one higher authority. Italian prosecutors say a Ferrari-driving lawyer who defrauded insurance companies used the priest as a frontman, with Palumbo stashing the illicit cash inside the secretive Institute for Works of Religion.
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Pope Benedict XVI, in last public Mass, deplores ‘divisions’ roiling Catholic Church
By Anthony Faiola / Stefano Pitrelli in Rome and Eliza Mackintosh in London contributed to this report
VATICAN CITY — Standing above the ancient tomb of Saint Peter, Pope Benedict XVI used his final homily as pontiff Wednesday to deliver a blunt reflection on religious hypocrisy, suggesting the church was confronting internal “divisions” and sometimes presented a “disfigured” face. (altro…)