Not to worry. The Vat's comment is technically correct--they had NO communication with the man who filed the lawsuit.
Of course, the Dominican in DC who wrote the response MAY, indeed, have been in touch with the Vatican.
The case is patent. Open-and-shut. Kerry's a heretic, and under Canon law he is excommunicated. The Vatican hardly needs to write an essay on the topic.
"The Vat's comment is technically correct--they had NO communication with the man who filed the lawsuit."
I'm not sure Mr. Balestrieri would agree with that. It's a little long, but here is his account:
http://www.defide.com/news.html
Here is an excerpt:
"Balestrieri went to Rome in late August and met with a dozen experts, all of whom confirmed the threefold unprecedented nature and scope of his canonical action in Church history: that it is a formal complaint for reparation for harm due to heresy; that this is analogous to a Common Law class action; and that the complaint was initiated by a layman. (In the past such actions regarding heresy would have been handled by the "Holy Office" vertically downwards, and would never have reached this point.)
"Lacking guidance from the Vatican, he sought an appointment and was received by an official of the Congregation in its halls in Rome. On September 9th, less than ten days later, the Rev. Basil Cole, O.P., contacted Balestrieri to inform him of his delegation to answer the two questions. Three days later, the written Response was issued."
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