Pope Francis vows to move forward after Vatican leak
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Pope Francis condemned the leaking of Vatican documents in his first public comments since officials said Monday two people were arrested on suspicion of sharing the sensitive information with journalists, Reuters reports.
"This sad fact will certainly not distract me from the work of reform that is moving ahead with the help of my aides and the support of all of you," Francis told the crowd Sunday at St. Peter's Square.
The Vatican arrested a high-ranking Catholic Church official and a laywoman who served as a public relations specialist, both of whom had been part of a now-dissolved commission tasked with advising the pope on financial matters in 2013. In what Francis called a "deplorable act," they allegedly leaked documents to two journalists, who used the information in books that describe the Vatican as corrupt and mismanaged.
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Francis also claimed the reforms suggested by the economic commission to address ongoing issues at the Vatican have already started showing results.
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