http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&ncid=578&e=9&u=/nm/20041020/pl_nm/campaign_kerry_vatican_dcVATICAN CITY (Reuters) - A conservative U.S. lawyer's attempt to enlist the Vatican (news - web sites) in his drive to declare Senator John Kerry (news - web sites) a heretic over his abortion views backfired Wednesday when the Holy See said it had been hoodwinked.
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Balestrieri caused a stir in the United States this week when he asserted in interviews and on his Web site that he had won an unofficial and indirect green light from the Vatican.
But Wednesday, the Vatican denied his assertions, which received widespread coverage in major U.S. media.
Lying is a virtue