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Wednesday, June 25, 2008

DECLARATION CONCERNING THE EMANUELA ORLANDI CASE

VATICAN CITY, 25 JUN 2008 (VIS) - Holy See Press Office Director Fr. Federico Lombardi S.J. released the following declaration yesterday afternoon:

  "The tragic affair of the disappearance of young Emanuela Orlandi (in 1983) has again become a focus of attention for the Italian media world.

  "This has come about in a striking way, with the widespread journalistic disclosure of confidential information, information that remains completely unverified and that proceeds from a witness of extremely dubious credibility.

  "This serves only to renew the immense pain of the Orlandi family, while showing no respect and humanity towards people who have already suffered so much.

  "It also serves to spread defamatory and groundless accusations against Archbishop Marcinkus, who died some time ago and cannot defend himself.

  "We in no way wish to interfere with the duties of the magistrates in their rigorous verification of facts and responsibilities. But at the same time, we cannot but express our extreme regret and reproof at methods of information that owe more to sensationalism than to the requirements of seriousness and of professional ethics".
OP/ORLANDI DISAPPEARANCE/LOMBARDI            VIS 20080625 (190)


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