Apparently, Mystery Babylon has her spinmeisters on the case.
Mary-hailing "news" source:
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Vatican: Disgraced Papal Nuncio Not Immune to Civil Prosecution
VATICAN CITY — The Vatican countered media reports that it protected a former nuncio who faces sex abuse charges through diplomatic immunity, saying instead that the Holy See acted justly and swiftly in the case.
Father Federico Lombardi, director of Holy See Press Office, stated that former apostolic nuncio to the Dominican Republic Josef Wesolowski — following charges and a guilty verdict of sexual misconduct — has been removed from his post as nuncio, and thus no longer has diplomatic immunity.
The former nuncio may “be subjected to judicial procedures from the courts that could have specific jurisdiction over him” in the Dominican Republic, Father Lombardi said in an Aug. 25 statement.
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We'll see how much the Roman institution actually cooperates, though:
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Wesolowski’s penal trial before Vatican authorities will begin after the appeal is considered and the canonical sentence is definite. The Congregation of the Doctrine of the Faith also needs to complete the verification of the charges levied against him.
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If I may shift gears, a GRID-infected priest in Ohio is on trial for trying to put the make on an undercover park ranger.
Diseased-pariah-enabling "news" source:
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Cleveland Priest Will Be Tried Under HIV Criminalization Law
A judge in Cleveland has ruled that the trial of a priest charged under an HIV criminalization law can go forward, despite the defense attorney's arguments that the law is based on outdated medical information.
Reverend James McGonegal, former pastor of St. Ignatius of Antioch Church, is charged with a felony for allegedly soliciting sex from an undercover park ranger last October without telling his prospective partner that he is HIV-positive. McGonegal’s defense attorney, Henry Hilow, contended.
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