Vatican demands retraction of ‘completely untrue’ London Times article

April 21, 2009

Father Federico Lombardi, director of the Holy See Press Office, asked for “an immediate and unambiguous denial” of a “completely untrue” April 20 London Times article. According to the article, Pope Benedict intended to give Prince Charles a facsimile of the 1530 English request for King Henry VIII’s annulment from Catherine of Aragon. Richard Owen of the Times wrote a revised story that appeared in the April 21 edition.

 

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Further information:

• The Pope’s gift for Charles and Camilla-- his view on divorce (The Times)
• The Vatican requests a retraction (CNS Blog)
• Divorce papers 'not Pope's gift' to Charles (The Times)