Mgr Carlo Alberto
Capella, an official in the Vatican's Washington nuncio's office
who is wanted by Canadian authorities for possessing and
distributing kiddy porn, won't be extradited to Canada but will
instead be tried in the Vatican, well-informed sources told ANSA
Thursday. Msgr Capella is currently being held in the Vatican.
The Vatican has cited his diplomatic immunity against the
Canadian warrant, the sources said. Earlier this month Vatican
Secretary of State Cardinal Piero Parolin said Capella's case
was a "very painful affair, a great trial for all those who are
involved". He said "we are treating the case with the utmost
commitment, the utmost seriousness". It is "premature", he said,
to say more on the case, which is protected by confidentiality
to "protect the truth and justice". Canada last month issued the
arrest warrant for Capella, who is in the Vatican having been
recalled from Washington at the beginning of September. Police
in the Canadian town of Windsor have accused him of possessing
and distributing kiddy porn he allegedly downloaded during a
trip to Canada on December 24-27.
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