Vatican to put investigative journalists on trial

[Armchair Partisan]

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-34907702

Five investigative journalists (edit: and some people who are not journalists but related to the case) are to be trialed by the last absolute monarchy of Europe for exposing corruption and fraud within Vatican City. Not surprising in the very least, given how the mafia are small scale gangsters compared to the Catholic Church when it comes to practicing corruption.

I posted this because it's extremely funny, frankly. There are five of these journalists, more than there are holding cells in the Vatican.:lol: The theocracy would have to get Italy to extradite them to the Vatican for the trial, and then ask Italy to imprison them for them if Italy decided to comply with the request for some bizarre reason, given that they do not have the space to imprison them themselves.

Really, I have no idea what the Vatican is trying to accomplish here. Way to undermine your own illusory pro-reform agenda, Francis! Though I'm happy about this, altogether. Maybe some people who have been duped by this new PR pope will finally realize that he's just the same old turd that the Papacy has always been. Feel free to throw this at anyone who is still deluded enough to believe that the Catholic Church or its slimy, pretentious figurehead are doing anything to try to change.

[Anglo-Saxon Philistine]

Maybe some people who have been duped by this new PR pope will finally realize that he's just the same old turd that the Papacy has always been.

I think you're overestimating the intelligence of leftists.

[Aslan]

The title of Vicar of Christ has been experiencing a downturn in popularity lately anyway. And to be honest even staunch Catholics that I've met are turning against his wishes. Because of birth-control, anti-gay rights, child molestation, corruption, etc. The Vatican can't stay like this forever, especially in our liberal ''progressive'' world. Ever since Pope Palpatine resigned from office (Last time any pope resigned way about 1000 years ago). You could easily predict some changes will occur in Rome.

[docan]

So between gangsters and the Catholic Church, more use of corrupt practices committed by the Catholic Church?

[Opsroom]

You mean to tell me the Catholic Church is corrupt? My whole life is a lie! :ohmy:

[Comrade #138672]

Just destroy the Vatican already. This is getting beyond ridiculous.

[Guardia Rossa]

Just destroy the Vatican already. This is getting beyond ridiculous.

Yes, It's not like a lot of people go visit it and go through Italy, making some good revenue to Rome.
No government has interest in ending the Vatican.

EDIT: You could potentially create a protestant fundamentalist terrorist faction, given the situation in Europe, I don't see how it won't thrive.