NEWSMAX: …The Vatican in its statement on Saturday said, “It is deplorable that, as we draw closer to the time of the beginning of the conclave … that there be a widespread distribution of often unverified, unverifiable or completely false news stories that cause serious damage to persons and institutions.” …
Some Church officials, speaking privately, have said foreign cardinals coming to Rome to choose the next pope have been alarmed over reports of corruption and might be inclined to elect someone not connected with the Curia, which is predominantly Italian…
Italy’s Repubblica newspaper ran a series of unsourced stories this week about the alleged contents of a secret report prepared for the Pope by a commission of three cardinals who investigated the so-called Vatileaks scandal last year… (more)
EDITOR: It appears that the theft of documents by an attendant from the Pope’s private residence last year may have been efforts by reformers to expose corruption within the church that were brought to the Pope’s attention. This would explains the ‘slap on the wrist’ punishment.
