Role of Italian Intelligence in Vatican Security
In his address, Leo XIV praised the work of Italy’s intelligence agents.
He mentioned that confidential information should never be misused — for example in ways that could intimidate, manipulate, blackmail, or discredit politicians, journalists, or civil society actors: “All this also applies to the ecclesial sphere.”
Leo XIV knows that the Church is in several countries “the victim of intelligence services” that act for nefarious purposes, oppressing its freedom.
Then, without elaborating on it further, Leo XIV expressed “gratitude for the efforts of the Italian intelligence services in ensuring the security of the Holy See and Vatican City State.”
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