Posts Tagged ‘Moto Proprio’

Lay leakers of conclave secrets get automatic excommunication

Wednesday, February 27th, 2013

Fuelled by leaking of top Vatican secrets by his butler, Pope Benedict, has extended the oath of secrecy to lay people at the Papal Conclave. As part of his ‘motu proprio’ (at his own initiative) released on February 25, Pope Benedict outlined the penalty for such and infraction is automatic excommunication. With his ‘motu proprio’  the Read more