VATICAN CITY
Indian Express
Investigators into theso-called “Vatileaks” scandal were to meet with Pope Benedict XVI, two months after submitting their secret report into the leaks of papal documents to a journalist.
The three retired cardinals, Julian Herranz of Spain,Slovakian Jozef Tomko and Italian Salvatore De Giorgi, were set to see the pope at 11:00 am today, according to the Vatican’s daily programme.
The meeting comes just three days before Benedict steps down following his shock resignation announcement on January 11. The 85-year-old German pope cited his age as the main factor in his nearly unprecedented decision, but observers said Vatileaks may have been the last straw in a scandal-ridden papacy.
The run-up to next month’s conclave to elect a successor to Benedict has seen new scandals and allegations emerge, including claims of “inappropriate behaviour” on the part of one of the cardinal electors, Keith O’Brien of Britain.
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