VATICAN CITY
France 24
The Vatican on Saturday criticised Italian media of ‘misinformation’ concerning reports of blackmail and corruption within the upper echelons of the Vatican, just days before Pope Benoit XVI gets ready to step down.
The Vatican on Saturday condemned Italian media reports of intrigue, corruption and blackmail among senior prelates, saying these were meant to pressure cardinals ahead of their vote to elect Pope Benedict XVI’s successor.
Vatican spokesman Federico Lombardi dismissed as “gossip, disinformation and sometimes calumny” the reports, which are linked to an investigation by a committee of cardinals last year over a series of damaging leaks of confidential papal documents.
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