Report: Pope's resignation linked to probe into 'Vatican gay officials'
Report: Pope's resignation linked to probe into 'Vatican gay officials'
A report has linked the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI to the discovery of a network of gay prelates in the Vatican, according to Italian newspaper La Repubblica. Some of the prelates, the report said, were being blackmailed by outsiders.
The pope's spokesman declined to confirm or deny the report.
The newspaper said the cardinals described a number of factions, including one whose members were "united by sexual orientation."
La Repubblica said the report claimed some Vatican officials had been subject to "external influence" from laymen with whom they had links of a "worldly nature." The paper said this was a clear reference to blackmail.
La Repubblica said the cardinals' report identified a series of meeting places in and around Rome, including a villa outside the Italian capital, a sauna in a Rome suburb, a beauty parlor in the city's center, and a former university residence that was in use by a provincial Italian archbishop.
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A report has linked the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI to the discovery of a network of gay prelates in the Vatican, according to Italian newspaper La Repubblica. Some of the prelates, the report said, were being blackmailed by outsiders.
The pope's spokesman declined to confirm or deny the report.
The newspaper said the cardinals described a number of factions, including one whose members were "united by sexual orientation."
La Repubblica said the report claimed some Vatican officials had been subject to "external influence" from laymen with whom they had links of a "worldly nature." The paper said this was a clear reference to blackmail.
La Repubblica said the cardinals' report identified a series of meeting places in and around Rome, including a villa outside the Italian capital, a sauna in a Rome suburb, a beauty parlor in the city's center, and a former university residence that was in use by a provincial Italian archbishop.
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