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Vatican insiders are abuzz this week following news that pope benedict xvis butler, paolo gabriele was arrested by magistrates as the source behind leaked documents, the socalled vatileaks scandal that has plagued rome since 2011. Most have additional missions, such as leading a diocese or a dicastery of the roman curia, the equivalent of. Nov 03, 2015 another ethically dubious cottage industry has reportedly sprung up around postulators, officials responsible for beatifying catholic saints. Gianluigi nuzzi, the italian journalist who published documents stolen from pope benedict xvis. Pope benedict xvis leaked documents show fractured. On 22 june 2006, pope benedict xvi accepted sodanos resignation as secretary of state, effective on 15 september 2006. On december 21, pope francis accepted his resignation as dean of the college of cardinals, in which post he practiced machiavellian politics on a breathtaking scale. Pope francis and the vaticans crows and vipers andrew. Angelo sodano, john paul iis secretary of state and bertones predecessor, has not. Investigative journalist gianluigi nuzzi first met maria in the spring of 2011 at a secret rendezvous in an unfurnished apartment under the shadow of st. Pope, in parting message, warns of church divisions and. Bertone and sodano may have detested each other, but they both were allied. On 10 january 1994, pope john paul ii named sodano cardinal bishop of the.

Sanctae romanae ecclesiae cardinalis, literally cardinal of the holy roman church is a leading bishop and prince of the college of cardinals in the catholic church. Vatileaks report hidden from voting cardinals by john hooper. When the vatileaks scandal exploded in 2012, and the discovery that his own. Cardinal angelo sodano, now dean emeritus of the college of cardinals, is assisted with his coat as he leaves pope francis annual audience to. The most likely choice would be french cardinal roger etchegaray, 88, currently the vicedean. The great vatican fraud 14nov2012 catholicism preaches that jesus christ was born of a virgin by immaculate conception, grew up to mingle with men and women, ate earthly food, and died by crucifixion on a cross yet not one historian of the time wrote about any aspect of his life. When allegations were raised against mccarrick in 2000 by a new york pastor named father boniface ramsey, they were allegedly sent to the vatican when italian cardinal angelo sodano. He had served in the diplomatic corps of the holy see since 1959, includin. The story began with a series of mysterious leaked letters which eventually became informally known as vatileaks. New books allege mismanagement, excess at the vatican the. New vatileaks books claims strong resistance to popes. Cardinal bertone, who rose in the vaticans hierarchy as a close ally of benedicts, has many enemies within the high walls of the worlds tiniest independent. On 22 june 2006, pope benedict xvi accepted sodano s resignation as secretary of state, effective on 15 september 2006.

Pope francis used the occasion to express my gratitude, including in the name of the members of the. Vatileaks, as the scandal came to be known, dragged the fusty institution into the wild wikileaks era. The vatican leaks scandal, also known as vati leaks, is a scandal initially involving leaked vatican documents, exposing alleged corruption. In these vatileaks documents, cardinal bertone figured prominently.

The answer, given by the bank regulating official, was, we simply do not demand to see the vaticans books. As a result, a conclave that had been billed as a trial. Cardinal bertone, who rose in the vaticans hierarchy as a close ally of. In rome, however, the clear winner on the scandal buzz meter is vatileaks, with a daily round of speculation and analysis in the italian media about its possible impact on the looming conclave. It is a gossipfilled, romanticized book, but does not present itself as a scholarly or objective account. One version of these intrigues has it that bertone was in. New book by vatileaks journalist alleges vatican inaction on. For the legislating church and its prime minister, the fatima event is a public relations problem to be managed, not a heavensent prophesy and warning for the church and mankind.

It is the bank that does not open its books to international banking regulators. He had served in the diplomatic corps of the holy see since 1959, including a decade as nuncio to chile from 1978 to 1988. Cardinal angelo sodano on the left with friend on the right the pope and the vaticans top power broker by phil lawler bio articles email feb 27, 2018 abyssum for the first time in my life, i find myself in substantial agreement with robert mickens, who now covers vatican affairs for. Bertone continued his rise in the vatican hierarchy, becoming archbishop of genoa, and in 2003, a cardinal, almost certainly on cardinal ratzingers recommendation. Pope francis holds a mass with the his former secretary of state cardinal tarcisio bertone right and cardinal angelo sodano left to mark the assumption on 15 august. Cardinal angelo sodano of italy, tainted by abuse scandal steps down as dean. As new scandal erupts, vatileaks turning into a horror. Ferrara, the legislating church the remnant, june 18, 2012, offers a scathing analysis of the growing toxic bureaucrati. In real life, a menacing shadow to both popes belonged to cardinal angelo sodano, a native of piedmont in northern italy.

Nov 04, 2015 vaticans financial troubles run deep, according to new book pope francis, back center, in st. With passing phrases and striking images, pope benedict is assembling a last testament to his roman catholic church, urging its leaders to put aside their rivalries and think only of the unity of the faith. In the closet of the vatican, a newly released book by the french author and lgbt activist frederic martel, is generating global media attention and discussion among vatican figures in rome. At the ripe old age of 94, cardinal roger etchegaraythe 3rdoldest living cardinal has finally been replaced as vicedean of the college of cardinals. After accepting the resignation of 92yearold cardinal angelo sodano as dean of the college of cardinals, pope francis changed the norms of. Journalist gianlugi nuzzi, notorious for a series of books about the vatican. Nov 09, 2015 financial wrongdoing at the vatican, leaked documents and arrests by the vatican police may make it seem like 2012 all over again, but the situation while serious is not the breach of papal privacy that the earlier vatileaks scandal was. Pope francis accepts resignation of cardinal sodano as. Should sodano step aside, the five remaining cardinalbishops would elect one of their number to take over. Jul 14, 2016 although the courts final decision was at least half right, the vatileaks case was a terrible mistake from the very beginning. Vatileaks rocking the holy see international the economist. Vatileaks documentos secretos vazados do vaticano papa. Marcial maciel the notorious pedophile and legion of christ founder and other notorious predators.

At left is cardinal pietro parolin, vatican secretary of state. As vatican manages crisis, book details infighting the new york. The allegations against cardinal sodano catholic world report. Pope benedict xvis leaked documents show fractured vatican. The two books, however, offer only a partial point of view. Sex, lies and the next pope on the spectator in a corner of the sistine chapel, below michelangelos hell, is a door to the little chamber they call the. Sometimes other informants would come, other times. Sodano, 92, was the churchs most powerful cardinal of the last generation. Reading the two books published last week, it becomes clear that the leaks contained in them come from the environment surrounding the external consultants. The current dean of the college of cardinals, who served 16 years as. Vatileaks author pens book on choirboy abuse english. November 2, 2015, monday, feast of all souls vatileaks, part 2 radix omnium malorum cupiditas est the love of money is the root of all evils. Catholic cardinals have pressed for more information about the vatileaks scandal as a series of vatican meetings get under way to prepare for a conclave to elect a new pope after benedict xvis. The persistent influence of cardinal sodano catholic culture.

Pope benedict xvi arrives for his weekly general audience on feb. New book by vatileaks journalist alleges vatican inaction on sexual abuse gerard oconnell january 19, 2017 italian journalist emiliano fittipaldi cns photopaul haring. Angelo raffaele sodano, gcc born 23 november 1927 is an italian prelate of the catholic church, a cardinal since 1991. Nov 04, 2015 two new books offer a fascinating glimpse into the vaticans murky finances and opposition to pope franciss reform efforts. New book by vatileaks journalist alleges vatican inaction. A dolan boost, the snap effect, and vatileaks, by john l. An investigative reporters book offers glimpses of behindthescenes spats. Cardinal angelo sodano has resigned, at 92, as dean of the college of cardinals. Apr 28, 20 on the eve of the new popes election, producer andrew tkach and correspondent richard engel speak to the italian journalist who first exposed the vatileaks scandal. The secret papers of benedict xvi, commonly known as the vatileaks scandal.

Journalist prosecuted for vatileaks scandal pens new book. Freemasons in the vatican prelates, cardinals, and john pauls highest officials. Nov 03, 2015 yet two new books on the vatican set for release on thursday, advance copies of which were obtained by the washington post, point to a black hole in the st. Sodano was the first person since 1828 to serve simultaneously as dean and secretary of state. The scandal escalated in may 2012 when nuzzi published a book entitled his holiness. It was his first public appearance since he announced his resignation, effective at the end of the month. The pope has accepted the resignation of cardinal sodano as the dean of the college of cardinals. Vatican properties used as brothels and massage parlours where priests pay for sex, claims report. Italian journalist gianluigi nuzzi published a book in 2012 about the discoveries he made in materials revealed by the vatileaks vatican whistleblowing. An investigative reporters book offers glimpses of behindthescenes spats and power struggles as the roman catholic church again moves to manage a crisis. Vatileaks scandals being developed into tv series by leone. Vatileaks is turning into the vaticans own horror movie franchise. Nuzzi was also the impetus for vatileaks ii in 2015s merchants in the temple, he used documents and tapes leaked by members of a vatican commission on financial reform to shine a light on. The vatican has a long history of books like martels, though their quality and utility has varied dramatically over the years.

As vatican manages crisis, book details infighting the. Jun 04, 2012 above all, vatileaks has once again revealed how the vatican is not only a global force with one billion faithful worldwide, but also a deeply italian institution where connections and. Pope, in parting message, warns of church divisions and infighting if church face is disfigured, honesty is needed benedict xvi says while urging greater humility, unity. A senior cardinal on wednesday sought to quash rumours swirling in the vatican after a scandal over leaked secret memos saying there was a diversity of opinions but no division in the holy see. Cardinal angelo sodano is the villain of this book. Their duties include participating in papal consistories, and conclaves when the holy see is vacant. In 2005, ratzinger was elected pope benedict xvi, and a year later chose bertone as his new secretary of state, charged with supervising the political and diplomatic functions of the holy see. Cardinal sodano downplays significance of conflicts within. Vatican court clears journalists, convicts two in vatileaks trial vatican radio a spanish priest and an italian lay woman at the heart of the socalled vatileaks 2 trial have been given jail sentences for leaking confidential documents, while two journalists also on trial were cleared by the vatican court on thursday. Both of them want to show the vaticans illicit dealings, even when they are not all illicit. The vatican leaks scandal, also known as vatileaks, is a scandal initially involving leaked. He was also a loyalist of chiles dictator, augusto pinochet, during.

Vatileaks scandal a battle between good and evil in the. Pope francis and the vaticans crows and vipers andrew brown. Bertones list of enemies by now included cardinal camillo ruini, former prefect of rome, cardinal sodano, and cardinal bagnasco. May 06, 2011 in rome and in catholic circles around the world, a question is quietly circulating which only pope benedict xvi can answer.

There are no big revelations in the two books filled with confidential documents that were published the last week. In order to be confirmed as a saint, the candidate has to have led an exemplary life, performed heroic deeds, and have been responsible for miraculous cures, though not all of these requirements are set in stone. Vaticans financial troubles run deep, according to new book. The perhaps predictable fall of cardinal bertone uca news. Sep 03, 20 pope francis holds a mass with the his former secretary of state cardinal tarcisio bertone right and cardinal angelo sodano left to mark the assumption on 15 august.

Vatican properties used as brothels and massage parlours. Moreover, hes a veteran goodwill ambassador for the vatican. Vatican city ap an italian journalist who was put on trial by the vatican for divulging confidential documents is coming out with a new book promising to reveal fresh secrets about sex, crimes and money in the holy see. He was created a cardinal, and then made head of the vaticans saint making office, in june 2018 just before the. Two new books show pope francis vigorously pushing the vatican bureaucracy to clean house. Two books released this week by italian journalists both detail alleged greed and excess within the highest ranks of the vatican, including the rampant, unsupervised spending of church donations that allegedly angered pope francis, who strives for a more modest catholic church.

Sodano was the great protector of maciel and other notorious predators. New books by vatileaks ii figures promise new sensations. Sodano was the first person since 1828 to serve simultaneously as dean and secretary of state on 22 june 2006, pope benedict xvi accepted sodano s resignation. What to do about cardinal angelo sodano, pope john paul iis former.

He was also a loyalist of chiles dictator, agusto pinochet, during the 1980s as papal nuncio in santiago. Nov 06, 2015 why the new vatican leaks scandal is different. According to this reconstruction, cardinal bertone was urged as the new secretary of state to replace cardinal sodano, who was out of favor with pope benedict xvi on account of what he had learned as cardinal in the congregation for the doctrine of the faith for concealing the moral depravity of father maciel of the legionaires of christ and. Italys leone film group has acquired rights to a series of books by italian investigative journalist gianluigi nuzzi to develop an englishlanguage tv. Tarcisio pietro evasio bertone sdb born 2 december 1934 is an italian prelate and a vatican diplomat. Sodano very much wanted this multimillion euro office for himself, after he had. Among the documents were letters written to the pope and to the secretary of state, cardinal tarcisio bertone, by then apostolic. The same fate damaged the old diplomatic ways represented by cardinal angelo sodano. What to do about cardinal angelo sodano, pope john paul. Two forthcoming books, by authors who figured prominently in the vatileaks ii scandal, threaten to cause more headaches for vatican officials, with sensational promises of exposing corruption. And sodanos successor, cardinal bertone, continues unswervingly in the secretary of states party line on fatima. Jan 19, 2017 new book by vatileaks journalist alleges vatican inaction on sexual abuse gerard oconnell january 19, 2017 italian journalist emiliano fittipaldi cns photopaul haring. Ansa rome, november 9 vatileaks author gianluigi nuzzi has written a new book on vatican secrets, peccato originale original sin on alleged sexual abuse of choirboys.

Cardinal sodano goes out national catholic reporter. Nuzzi and fellow journalist emmanuele fittipaldi were put on trial in a vatican court in 2015 after both published books based. A cardinal of the catholic church, he served as archbishop of vercelli from 1991 to 1995, as secretary of the congregation for the doctrine of the faith, when cardinal joseph ratzinger later pope benedict xvi was prefect, archbishop of genoa from 2002 to 2006, and as cardinal secretary of. The allegations against cardinal sodano catholic world. The book reveals details about the popes personal finances, and includes tales of bribes made to procure an audience with him. In rome and in catholic circles around the world, a question is quietly circulating which only pope benedict xvi can answer. Pope john paul iis secretary, stanislaw dziwisz, who became the cardinal archbishop of krakow. Vatileaks put the words vatican and scandal in a sentence, and most americans would probably presume youre talking about the clerical abuse crisis.

Now, there seems to be a growing consensus that the principal target of the conspirators is cardinal tarcisio bertone, the popes secretary of state or prime minister. None but what the legislating church purports to give him, which in reality is no authority at all, as the legislating church is not the church that our lord founded, but rather a collection of bureaucratic fiefdoms which in no way participate in the churchs charisms of indefectibility and infallibility in matters of faith and morals. He was the dean of the college of cardinals from 2005 to 2019, and cardinal secretary of state from 1991 to 2006. Tor is an encrypted anonymising network that makes it harder to intercept internet communications, or see where communications are coming from or going to in order to use the wikileaks public submission system as detailed above you can download the tor browser bundle, which is a firefoxlike browser available for windows, mac os x and gnulinux and preconfigured to connect using the. As vatican manages crisis, book details infighting the new. By december 2012, with berlusconi replaced by the sober government of mario monti, the agitations of vatileaks seemed to have settled down to the usual state of uneasy tension between the italian cardinals who professed friendship without providing much evidence of it. The pope has accepted the resignation of cardinal sodano as the dean of. Over the past few months, cardinal angelo sodano has faced a number of serious allegations in the media, most especially regarding his connections with the disgraced founder of the legionaries of. Jul, 2017 the two had a standing meeting at the apartment on thursdays to avoid having to use the telephone or other traceable means of communication. Martel had a meeting with cardinal angelo sodano, dean of the college of cardinals, in his apartment in the ethiopian college, a building at the top of the vatican gardens that is also home to.