VATICAN CITY
La Croix International
August 14, 2019
By Nicolas Senèze
Chapter 2: The accuser: How the ambitious and intriguing apostolic nuncio in Washington, Carlo Maria Viganò, develops his grievances against Pope Francis
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The man who accuses the pope is not unknown. Those who follow the Vatican closely remember that his name appeared at the very beginning of the “VatiLeaks” affair, those leaks of documents from Benedict XVI’s own office and published in the media.
The scandal began on Jan. 25, 2012 when a letter from Archbishop Viganò to Benedict XVI appeared on the set of La7’sGliIntoccabili (“The Untouchables”), presented by journalist Gianluigi Nuzzi.
The archbishop, then Secretary General of the Governatorate of Vatican City State, urged Benedict XVI not to appoint him to the prestigious position of nuncio in Washington. “In other circumstances, this appointment would have been a cause for joy and a sign of great esteem and trust for me but, in the current context, it will be perceived by everyone as a verdict condemning my work and therefore as a punishment,” he wrote. (1)
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