Two arrests in Vatican's worst leaks scandal since 'Vatileaks'

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Two arrests in Vatican's worst leaks scandal since 'Vatileaks'

ROME: -- A “serious betrayal of the trust bestowed by the pope”.

So says the Vatican after two members of a commission set up by Pope Francis to study reforms were
detained on suspicion of leaking confidential documents.

Spanish Monsignor Lucio Angel Vallejo, 54, number two at the Vatican’s Prefecture for Economic Affairs, is thought to be the highest-ranking member of the Vatican’s central bureaucracy – known as the Curia – ever to be arrested.

Italian layperson Francesca Chaouqui, a 33-year-old public relations expert, was released after reportedly agreeing to cooperate with investigators.

Both were on a commission advising on economic and bureaucratic reforms at the Vatican.

The committee completed its work last year and handed its report to the pope, who subsequently made some changes in Vatican administration, including the establishment of a new economic ministry.

The Vatican said the leaks represented a “serious betrayal of the trust bestowed by the pope”, without providing any details.

It is bracing for the release of new books that could lift the lid on fresh scandals and alleged conspiracies by the old guard to undermine Francis’ reform efforts.

The arrests – one of the biggest internal scandals to hit Francis’ papacy so far – come as the Vatican is still reeling from the ‘Vatileaks’ episode that preceded the resignation of Pope Benedict in 2013.

Leaks it has dealt with this year include the publication last month by an Italian magazine of a private letter from 13 conservative cardinals, complaining about a meeting of bishops on family issues.

In another scandal last month, the Vatican dismissed a priest from his post in a Holy See office after he told a newspaper he was gay and urged the Catholic Church to change its stance on homosexuality.


-- (c) Copyright Euronews 2015-11-03

[arfurcrown]

At last seems as if the worlds greatest murderer of its opponents (Spanish Inquisition the civilization of the Incas to name a couple of incidents) etc murdering child molesting cover up lie factory is at last being exposed for what it is.

All power to the two whistle blowers.

Wonder if they may go the same way as the late Roberto Calvi ''Gods Banker?''

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roberto_Calvi

[gandalf12]

THe Vatican has been bed fellows with the Mafia for years. Also had a lot of dealings with Hitler. As one if not the richest single organisation in the world they neeed to stop preaching about giving to the poor and sell off some of the priceless treasures they have to raise money for the poor.

Biggest hypocrits in the world

[darren84310]

I have said it before and I'll say it again.... The world needs to eradicate all religous groups and the only way to do that is by revealing the truth about religion.

[arfurcrown]

darren 84310 post # 4

I have said it before and I'll say it again.... The world needs to eradicate all religious groups and the only way to do that is by revealing the truth about religion.

I think that most people reach a stage of development when they come to understand the myths of ''religions.'' Apart that is from the less well educated and the more gullible peoples in this world..

Edited November 3, 2015 by arfurcrown

[ALLSEEINGEYE]

Too many lies, too many secrets. I say give the whistle blowers a medal and imprison all the guilty people that are uncovered by the evidence he has revealed.

Show this organization for the immensely corrupt and evil institution that it is.

Do the same with all religions. Stop perpetuating the myths and the lies.

Knowledge and power to the people.