Article: ITALIAN COURT VOIDS ORDER FOR ARCHBISHOP'S ARREST.(Main)

Byline: Uli Schmetzer Chicago Tribune

Italy's highest appeals court on Friday nullified an arrest warrant against Archbishop Paul Marcinkus, who has been charged with conspiracy in connection with the bankruptcy of Italy's biggest private bank in 1982.

The court, acting on warrants issued by Milan magistrates in February against Marcinkus, 65, a native of Cicero, Ill., and two associates, Luigi Mennini and Pelegrino de Strobel, said Italian authorities do not have jurisdiction in Vatican affairs.

Since the warrants were issued, the archbishop has been a virtual recluse inside Vatican City, a separate state outside Italian jurisdiction under a ...

Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles:

 
 
Newsweek Harper's Magazine The Washington Post Chicago Tribune Crain's Chicago Business PRNewswire Pediatric News The Nation Advertising Age The Economist (US) A FREE trial gives you access to over 80 million articles! Access over 6,500 publications with a FREE trial!