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AN ITALIAN NEWSPAPER has claimed that Pope Benedict’s decision to resign was confirmed by the contents of an internal Vatican report which revealed significant adultery and theft problems within the Vatican.
La Repubblica says the Vatican report, chaired by Cardinal Julian Herranz and delivered to the pope in December, is reported to have uncovered details of an ‘underground’ gay network among Vatican and Holy See employees and officials, where members organised events around Rome and inside the Vatican itself.
The report, summarised by The Nation, adds that the members were prone to blackmail because of how their sexual orientation is frowned upon by the Church.
The authors of La Repubblica’s report said the information was “all about the breach of the sixth and seventh commandments” – referring to God’s commands that followers neither steal or commit adultery.
It is speculated that the reference to theft is a reference to the goings-on at the Vatican’s Bank, which was hit with accusations of theft and money-laundering that forced its chairman to quit last year.
The Vatican has insisted that the pontiff’s resignation, which takes effect next Thursday evening, was as a result of his increasing physical frailty which has left him needing motorised transport to travel the length of St Peter’s Basilica.
It has also been reported that Benedict was hurt in a fall while on a visit to Mexico last year.The 85-year-old had gotten up in the middle of the night to use the bathroom, and not being familiar with the room, stumbled and hit his head against a ceramic basin.
The Daily Telegraph cited Italian media as saying the pontiff was significantly shaken by the incident, the gravity of which only became fully known the next morning when he woke up to find his hair and pillow covered in blood.
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In other news Water Charges will cause a drop in income…
Well, lets face it…..it’s €160-€260 less to spend in your local community so businesses will take a hit.
In other news the drop in inflation means more disposable income in your pocket at the end of each week
If prices are down 0.6% would this not mean that we had deflation in 2014. Why then does this say that we had an inflation rate of 0.2% last year.
http://www.inflation.eu/inflation-rates/ireland/historic-inflation/cpi-inflation-ireland-2014.aspx
JTM..petrol/diesel/home heating costs rising and quantitive easing of the € will drive up imports. Disposable income (if such a thing exists) will be devoured quickly.
Let’s not contribute to inflation then – don’t pay!
When are they going to get it through their thick heads?
We are NOT paying. Not ever. NEVER!!!
And fuel prices have begun to creep back up again. 6c increase in last 2 weeks at one station I pass daily.
” mainly due to the low cost of fuel” well that lasted all of 2 weeks at most, prices are climbing again at the fuel pumps, up 5 cent in less that 2 weeks . and what about the up coming increase of nearly 50% in the pso levy (due in october by the time vat is added it will push it over 50%) how come there is no report on that ?
Did not see any mention today about Michael noonan saying maintenance bill for government buildings to be hiked by 1 million because they need new carpets for health and safety because they are frayed and new phones. God forbid that they have to walk on worn carpets while children with cancer can’t get medical cards. Shows where priority lies with this government.
I hear the bar seats are also worn, better change them while their at it.
I just wish they hadn’t cut funding for grammar-school from the budget.
My employer which will remain anonymous offered us 3 free bottles of water a day few months back, still on minimum wage however
Topaz?
Certain contacts do not permit certain things to be said about certain company and/or people.
I also offered them a free screen wash if the had a car.
Yeah, yeah Journal. It’s good news all the way, today and every day. Seriously, Journal, would you care to have an oul’ editorial conference sometime, after which you can make clear to your readership what, if any, your principles are.
Good news?, the only reason that prices are going down is because demand has dropped due to repeated drops in people’s spending power.
Inflation increases debt, how can debt be anyway good in anything?
Gulp!
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