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The Embassy of Israel to the Holy See this week issued a sharp rebuke of Cardinal Pietro Parolin’s recent remarks on the civilian death toll in the Israel-Hamas war.
The embassy argued that ‘in stark contrast’ to the Hamas assault, ‘IDF operations are conducted in full compliance with international law.’
Italian law is currently being reformed so the statute of limitations can no longer be used to string out or obstruct a trial. but the reform doesn't apply retrospectively. mario's lawyer says the deeper problem is with italy's constitution and the 1929 lateran pact. signed by mussolini, the treaty gave the vatican legal autonomy from italy. with it, the clergy has recourse to vatican law over that of italy — in effect, shielding them from italian justice. pope francis has brought in some reforms to tackle the issue — abolishing, for example, a rule called pontifical secrecy that was used ...
But the reform doesn't apply retrospectively. mario's lawyer says the deeper problem is with italy's constitution and the 1929 lateran pact. signed by mussolini, the treaty gave the vatican legal autonomy from italy. with it, the clergy has recourse to vatican law over that of italy — in effect, shielding them from italian justice. pope francis has brought in some reforms to tackle the issue — abolishing, for example, a rule called pontifical secrecy that was used to hush up sex abuse... ..and announcing this recent initiative for those who suffered. many, though, say it's