One high-level church official, speaking on the condition of anonymity to summarize internal church thinking, said the Vatican had believed Martinelli “could not be accused of sex abuse” because he was just 221 days older than the fellow altar boy. People familiar with the case say this assumption was reflected in the church’s response to warnings and caused authorities to overlook a key factor in the relationship between Martinelli and the alleged victim: Martinelli had the power.
1 posted on
07/15/2021 3:44:38 PM PDT by
ebb tide
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2 posted on
07/15/2021 3:45:17 PM PDT by
ebb tide
(We have a rogue curia in Rome.)
To: ebb tide
Wonder where he learned that behavior from?
3 posted on
07/15/2021 3:49:37 PM PDT by
Pollard
Gabriele Martinelli holds a missal for Pope Francis during the new pontiff’s first Mass in the Sistine Chapel in March 2013. (Vatican Media)4 posted on
07/15/2021 3:54:31 PM PDT by
ebb tide
(We have a rogue curia in Rome.)
To: ebb tide
Just reading the headline, I would suggest he passed the “quick test” for being a priest.
To: ebb tide
Later he grew up and started posting cryptic stuff on 8Chan.
The legend of Qanon.
To: ebb tide
Oh, he must have been popular.
7 posted on
07/15/2021 4:21:16 PM PDT by
Bloodandgravy
(The mob is the mother of tyrants.)
To: ebb tide
Sounds like Marcio Maciel and his Legionnaries.
He was one of the sickest, most prolific pederasts at the Vatican.
9 posted on
07/15/2021 5:17:41 PM PDT by
miserare
( Respect for life--life of all kinds-- is the first principle of civilization.~~A. Schweitzer.)
To: ebb tide
He’s got a bright future ahead of him in the church.
10 posted on
07/15/2021 6:16:24 PM PDT by
AlaskaErik
(In time of peace, prepare for war.)
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