Vatican Denies Report Of Pope Abdication Over Gay Prostitution Network

Photo ~ Fr. Federico Lombardi

February 2013

Vatican spokesman Fr. Federico Lombardi hit back on Vatican Radio Saturday morning by questioning the motives and method of the newspapers that reported the story and implying that the media is seeking to influence the election process of the next pope.

Lombardi also questioned the moral authority of the media. "Those who present themselves as judges, making heavy moral judgments, do not, in truth, have any authority to do so," he said. "Those who consider money, sex and power before all else and are used to reading diverse realities from these perspectives, are unable to see anything else."

The Vatican has responded with uncharacteristically strong language, saying these quote – “Unverified, unverifiable or completely false news stories cause serious damage to persons and institutions.” and are an attempt to use “public opinion” to influence the Cardinal’s free will in the election of a new pope.

To date none of us have actually seen this secret report delivered by the three Cardinals to Benedict the 16th so it’s impossible to say precisely what it contains. On the other hand the claim of this story that the cardinals looked in the possibility that there might be a network of gay clergy inside the vatican who are vulnerable to pressure. To me that passes the smell test.

There may indeed be something rotten in the state of the vatican.

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