Cables show Ireland irked Vatican on sovereignty

newport641

Cables show Ireland irked Vatican on sovereignty
That the Holy See used its diplomatic-immunity status as a tiny city-state to try to thwart the Irish fact-finding probe has long been known. But the WikiLeaks cables, published by Britain's The Guardian newspaper on Saturday,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], contain delicate,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], behind-the-scenes diplomatic assessments of the highly charged situation.
The Vatican press office declined to comment on the content of the cables Saturday,Fire-Safe Cigarette Means Decline in Fire Deaths, but decried the leaks as a matter of "extreme seriousness."
The U.S. ambassador to the Holy See also condemned the leaks and said the Vatican and America cooperate in promoting universal values.
One leaked document published Saturday,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], authored in February 2010 by Rome-based diplomat Julieta Valls Noyes,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], cited her conversations with Irish Ambassador Noel Fahey and his deputy, Helena Keleher,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], about the diplomatic bind Ireland found itself in.