Holy See urges ‘prudence’ in reading Vatican-related cables
By Tim Lister, CNN
December 11, 2010 10:15 a.m. EST
http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/12/11/wikileaks.vatican.ireland/?hpt=T2
(CNN) — The Holy See's press office Saturday urged the public to read the latest Vatican-related diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks with “great prudence,” claiming the allegations cited in the documents reflect only the view of their writers.
Without going into specifics on a number of allegations that emerged with the U.S. cables, the Holy See Press Office said that the reports “reflect the perceptions and opinions of the people who wrote them and cannot be considered as expressions of the Holy See itself.”
“Their reliability must, then, be evaluated carefully and with great prudence, bearing this circumstance in mind,” the statement said.
Among the documents were cables showing that relations between the Vatican and Ireland deteriorated sharply as the Holy See appeared to ignore a commission looking into complaints of physical and sexual abuse of children by Irish priests.
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The Vatican is still harboring Cardinal Law, aren’t they? I guess they consider that prudent.