Gerald Posner: The Vatican should stop stifling freedom of the press
Two Italian authors of recent books about Vatican financial corruption and mismanagement were put on trial inside the Vatican on Tuesday.
Pope Francis has ignored calls from press associations and human rights watchdog groups who charge the church's prosecution violates freedom of the press.
The Vatican relies on an antiquated 19th-century legal code no longer used in Italy.
No jury trials are permitted in the Vatican.
Maybe, just maybe, instead of trying to muzzle freedom of the press, the Vatic...
Pope Francis has ignored calls from press associations and human rights watchdog groups who charge the church's prosecution violates freedom of the press.
The Vatican relies on an antiquated 19th-century legal code no longer used in Italy.
No jury trials are permitted in the Vatican.
Maybe, just maybe, instead of trying to muzzle freedom of the press, the Vatic...
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