Italian newspaper editor denies he is conspiring against Pope

October 23, 2015

The editor of Quotidiano Nazionale, the Italian newspaper that alleged that Pope Francis has a small brain tumor, has denied assertions that he is part of a conspiracy against the Pope.

Stating that he would not violate a confidentiality agreement with his source for the story, Andrea Cangini said that “time will tell who was right”—the newspaper or the Vatican, which strongly denied the report.

 

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Further information:

• Papa Francesco, la balla del complotto (Quotidiano Nazionale)
• Vatican again denies report that Pope has brain tumor (CWN, 10/22)