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marmar

(77,080 posts)
Mon Jun 18, 2012, 09:09 PM Jun 2012

The Holy See: Vatileaks scandal is the Devil's work


VATICAN CITY - The Vatican’s number 2 accused the media on Monday of trying “to imitate Dan Brown” in their coverage of the VatiLeaks scandal and said the Roman Catholic Church’s latest travails were part of the Devil’s attempt to destabilize it.

The interview with Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, who ranks second only to Pope Benedict in the Vatican’s hierarchy, was the latest attempt at damage control by senior Vatican officials since the leaks scandal began in January.

In a rare interview with the Italian Catholic magazine Famiglia Cristiana, Bertone, the Vatican’s secretary of state, accused the media of “intentionally ignoring” the good things the Church does while dwelling on scandals.

“Many journalists are playing the game of trying to imitate Dan Brown,” said Bertone, referring to the best-selling author of novels such as “The Da Vinci Code” and “Angels and Demons”. ....................(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.torontosun.com/2012/06/18/recent-church-travails-satans-work-popes-number-2-says



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The Holy See: Vatileaks scandal is the Devil's work (Original Post) marmar Jun 2012 OP
Wow atreides1 Jun 2012 #1
They do say the devil is in the details. tanyev Jun 2012 #2
So he's the #2?!1 Ain't the #2 always the drone-target?!1 n/t UTUSN Jun 2012 #3
I have a follow-up TlalocW Jun 2012 #4
The Vaticans are such a bunch of panty waisted whiners. Grow a pair, Cardinal. yellowcanine Jun 2012 #5
He Thinks The Devil Is Hostile To the Vatican, Sir? The Magistrate Jun 2012 #6
"Ignoring good things people do while dwelling on the bad? That's OUR job" muriel_volestrangler Jun 2012 #7

atreides1

(16,079 posts)
1. Wow
Mon Jun 18, 2012, 09:12 PM
Jun 2012

At least we now know where the Devil has been for the last few years, he was the Pope's butler.

That Lucifer, he'll do just about anything to get a rise out of the church...

TlalocW

(15,382 posts)
4. I have a follow-up
Mon Jun 18, 2012, 09:59 PM
Jun 2012

If the Devil is behind Vatileaks, do you care to assign blame to any of his minions on the Vatican's policy of protecting kid-fucking priests?

TlalocW

The Magistrate

(95,247 posts)
6. He Thinks The Devil Is Hostile To the Vatican, Sir?
Mon Jun 18, 2012, 11:06 PM
Jun 2012

One wonders where he could have got that idea. The partnership between those two entities was sealed long ago; the political activities of the Church at present is more than enough to make that obvious, if the pedophile clergy of the last several decades has been insufficient to make the fact clear.

muriel_volestrangler

(101,316 posts)
7. "Ignoring good things people do while dwelling on the bad? That's OUR job"
Tue Jun 19, 2012, 05:59 AM
Jun 2012

Remind me which entity has lists of venal sins, mortal sins, systems of confessions, and everlasting damnation for those with an unrepented mortal sin on their ledger ...

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