Vatican accused of 'meddling' in Italy's LGBT bill
euronews.comReports that the Vatican has formally opposed an Italian bill expanding anti-discrimination protections to the LGBT community have sparked indignation in the southern European country.Leading Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera reported on Tuesday that the Vatican foreign minister, Archbishop Paul Gallagher, sent a letter last week to the Italian ambassador to the Holy See saying the bill violates Rome's diplomatic agreement with the Vatican.The Holy See was seeking changes to the text, the Milan-based paper said.Euronews reached out to the Vatican and to the Italian embassy to the Holy See but did not get a response.According to AP news agency, Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni confirmed that a diplomatic communication had been sent on June.
