ROME
MSN (New Zealand)
Dozens of people have protested at the Vatican against Pope Benedict XVI’s failure to show interest in the case of Emanuela Orlandi, the daughter of an ex-Vatican employee missing since 1983.
“Shame, shame,” cried the protesters at Saint Peter’s Square, reproaching the Pope for not mentioning her name after Sunday’s Angelus prayers, when the pontiff often greets pilgrim groups and mentions topical issues.
“We came from all over Italy to hear the Pope say the name of Emanuela but we are once again leaving disappointed. There is something wrong here,” one protester said.
The protest was organised by the missing 15-year-old schoolgirl’s brother, Pietro, who has been leading a decades-long campaign to find out what happened to her. He has also accused the Vatican of silence and even complicity in the case.
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