VATICAN CITY
Religion News Service
Rosie Scammell | March 14, 2016
VATICAN CITY (RNS) A Spanish priest has confessed to leaking secret Vatican information to journalists, telling a Holy See court he felt trapped and in danger, especially from an Italian co-worker he had fallen for.
Monsignor Angelo Lucio Vallejo Balda told the court on Monday (March 14) that he passed information to two Italian journalists, Gianluigi Nuzzi and Emiliano Fittipaldi, who in November published books featuring the confidential documents on Vatican financial misfeasance and Pope Francis’ efforts to overhaul the system.
“Yes, I passed documents,” said Vallejo, who was appointed to a commission tasked with advising the pope on reforming the Vatican administration. “I did it spontaneously, probably not fully lucid,” the Associated Press reported.
Included in the information he gave to Nuzzi was a five-page document containing 87 passwords which gave the reporter access to the committee’s work.
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