Patrizio Poggi, the priest suspended a divinis who denounced a supposed "ring of homosexual and pedophile priests" in the Roman Curia (previous post here), also on Italian television network La7, is under arrest on an inquiry of false accusation of a crime (calunnia, lit. calumny) conducted by the Carabinieri.
The Vicariate of the City had already declared Poggi's declarations were false and slanderous.
(Source: Corriere della Sera; tip: Il Blog di Raffaella)
(Source: Corriere della Sera; tip: Il Blog di Raffaella)
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In other news, Monsignor Nunzio Scarano, who had worked in the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See until his indictment weeks ago, was also arrested today in an ongoing investigation involving irregularities in the Institute for Religious Works (IOR).
Statement of the Holy See spokesman on the matter.
