Vatican
City, 31 May 2012
(VIS) - Yesterday, Fr. Federico Lombardi, S.J., director of the Holy
See Press Office, held a meeting with journalist to answer questions
on the publication of reserved Vatican documents, an act for which
the Pope's personal assistant has been arrested.
Regarding
the questions on the pope's possible resignation, a hypothesis
maintained by various media outlets, Fr. Lombardi affirmed that those
were baseless creations of some journalists, which have no foundation
in reality. The Curia has expressed its solidarity with the pontiff
and continues to work in full communion with the Successor of Peter:
"This is precisely the moment in which to demonstrate esteem and
appreciation for the Holy Father and the service he carries out; to
show full solidarity with him and thus, to demonstrate communion,
unity, and coherence with how this situation is dealt with".
Fr.
Lombardi emphasized that it is important that communication regarding
this sorrowful event for the Pope and the Church be inspired by
rigorous criteria for the truth: "It seems to me", he said,
"that there is a line of desire for truth and clarity, a desire
for transparency that, although it will take time, continues forward.
I thus honestly believe that we are trying to handle this new
situation: We are seeking the truth, and trying to objectively
understand what may have happened. First, however, it is necessary to
be sure to have understood it, in respect for persons and the truth".
Fr.
Lombardi explained to the journalists that it will be necessary to
wait for a complete picture of the situation, since the
investigations and formal questioning are still at a preliminary
stage. The agencies involved at this stage are the Vatican magistrate
and a Commission of Cardinals.
The
director of the Holy See Press Office also explained that yesterday
morning the single defendant, Paolo Gabriele, met with his lawyers
who will probably request monitored surveillance or house arrest for
their client. At the same time, Fr. Lombardi denied details published
in the media such as that packets of documents prepared to be sent to
specific recipients were found in Gabriele's house. The material
found in the personal assistant's possession is already being studied
and catalogued, Fr. Lombardi said.
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