Catholic Culture, Phil Lawler:
In a decision released yesterday, a Vatican court focused in the question of whether the forced resignation in 2017 of Libero Milone, the Vatican auditor general, “can be considered as attributable to the Secretariat of State.” The court ruled that it could not, and dismissed Milone’s wrongful-dismissal suit.
The court explained that according to Milone’s own testimony, his resignation (and that of his deputy, the late Ferruccio Panicco) had been prompted by threats from the commander of the Vatican gendarmerie, Domenico Giani. And since Giani did not work under the auspices of the Secretariat of State, that office “therefore cannot be held accountable.” QED. Report is here.
