Posted on 02/22/2017 4:22:06 PM PST by BlessedBeGod
The Vatican announced today it would be using “systematic surveillance activities” to protect images of Pope Francis and the Holy See in order to prevent them being illegally used.
In a statement issued Feb. 22, the Vatican said in order to make “its protective action more effective”, the Secretariat of State “will effect systematic surveillance activities apt to monitor the ways in which the image of the Holy Father and the coats of arms of the Holy See are used, [and] if necessary intervene with appropriate action...”
The move follows hundreds of fly posters put up across Rome earlier this month that showed a stern image of the Holy Father and words critical of him underneath. It also comes after a parody cover of L’Osservatore Romano was disseminated containing Pope Francis’ possible responses to doctrinal issues...
But the deputy director of the Holy See Press Office, Paloma Ovejero, told reporters Feb. 22 that the statement was not about these incidents but rather to do with the unlawful economic exploitation for unauthorized profit of the image of the Pope or the coats of arms of the Holy See...
(Excerpt) Read more at ncregister.com ...
(Vatican Radio) The Secretariat of State of the Holy See issued a press release on Wednesday, detailing the steps being taken to protect the image of the Holy Father. Below, please find the full text of the communiqué, in unofficial English translation.
The Secretariat of State, among its tasks, has also that of protecting the image of the Holy Father, so that his message can reach the faithful intact and that his person not be exploited.
It is in view of these same purposes, that the Secretary of State protects the symbols and coats of arms of the Holy See, through appropriate regulatory instruments provided for on an international level.
In order to make its protective action more effective with respect to stated purposes, and to halt situations of illegality that arise, the Secretariat of State will effect systematic surveillance activities apt to monitor the ways in which the image of the Holy Father and the coats of arms of the Holy See are used, [and] if necessary intervene with appropriate action.
They should quit picking on John Kerry now, he has been replaced.
So the pictures of Pope kissing a koran are okay and kissing Baby Jesus in groin is okay, just what is it they are trying to prevent?
If you take a photo, it is your property and you can use it or sell it.
That would apply to photos you took. Different if you use photos that are the property of others.
He thinks he’s mohammed.
If you license their property, I do not see how it could be legal or that the Vatican has any say over legal usage.
What a crock! Neither the posters all over Rome nor the satiric "newspaper" were done for monetary profit. They were probably done with out-of-pocket contributions from concerned Catholics whose only profit is grace for protecting their Catholic Faith.
It seems like Bergoglio and his posse only see unforgivable sins in economic or "ecological" exploitation; all other sins like adultery, artificial birth control, abortion, etc. can be shown "francismercy".
He’s a globalist bootlicker- a friend to the murderous global elite and the faction of Islam which seeks the end of the world
Somebody at the Vatican is reading Podesta’s emails in Wikileaks! Ha ha ha one attached a very weird cardboard cutout of the Pope at a Podesta party.
Yep.
Chrislam, is what its referred as.
Why don’t they investigate Cardinal Baldiserri, who orderd the illegal interception of over 100 copies of the book, “Remaining in the Truth of Christ” which had been mailed to the participants of Francis’ First SinNod?
If you license it, then you’d have to adhere to the terms of the license.
I have no idea about Italian law, but in the U.S., I would expect the Church would have the same rights under the same laws as anyone else.
Wait a minute? The stuff at the Vatican is all community property that should be available to all immigrants? Pope Whatshisname said so! Is he declaring that his border is more sacred than ours?
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