(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.
He thinks he’s mohammed.
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".
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.
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?
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?