Spanish priest Lucio Ángel Vallejo Balda and PR expert Francesca Chaouqui accused of ‘serious betrayal of trust’An Italian PR expert who made headlines posting racy pictures of herself online and a high-ranking Spanish clergyman associated with Opus Dei were at the centre of a current scandal at the Vatican on Monday,following accusations the pair leaked damaging documents approximately Pope Francis’s attempts to reform the church.
The arrest of two former members of a commission set up by the pope to explore reform of the church’s finances – one of Francis’s top priorities – is being compared to the infamous Vatileaks scandal that many believe led to the surprise retirement of the pope’s predecessor, Pope Benedict, or in 2013.
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Source: theguardian.com