VATICAN CITY
Vatican Insider
The Vatican spokesman says that whoever is hoping to stop the Vatican by leaking documents is mistaken and whoever takes recent events to signify a power struggle is ‘morally uncouth’
Andrea Tornielli
Vatican City
The Vatican spokesman, Fr. Federico Lombardi, released a statement yesterday evening concerning the ‘spreading of documents undermining the credibility of the Vatican and of the Church.’ He guaranteed that the process of strict adherence to the rules and financial transparency called for by Benedict XVI and enforced by his collaborators, will carry on. Fr. Lombardi also implied that the recent leak of documents might be an attempt to ‘discourage’ this commitment.
Lombardi said that it is necessary to ‘remain calm as there is nothing to be surprised about’ and while the American administration faced wiki-leaks, the Vatican now has its own leaks: disclosures of documents aimed at creating confusion and bewilderment and casting doubts over the Vatican, the leaders of the Church and the Church as a whole.
“It is necessary to remain cool, calm and collected and to use one’s intelligence which unfortunately not all journalists seem to do.” The Director of the Vatican Press office drew distinctions between the documents published during the last two weeks “because they are each of a different nature and importance,” he said.
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