Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Prostitution Scandal in Ital: Catholic Church criticized Berlusconi

Rome - In Italy it lonely at the tangled in a prostitution scandal, Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. After the Industrial Association and previously neutral media on Monday, the influential Catholic Church moved significantly from the conservative head of government. The chairman of the Italian bishops' conference, Cardinal Angelo Bagnasco, said in a speech that politicians who acted immorally harm, the reputation of the country and polluted its future.

Bagnasco spoke of "worrying clouds over Italy," castigated the "pitfalls of hypocrisy" and the "moral malaise" of the country. "Whoever takes a public position must understand seriousness, personal discipline, moderation and dignity, which brings the office with him," said the cardinal.

Because the words were aimed at Berlusconi, it was in Italy at least since the announcement of the church no doubt want to comment on the affairs of government. The cardinal expressed his concern about the moral role models in politics. In the political quagmire the seeds are laid for a "human disaster" in which young people appeared to easy money, moral misconduct and self-selling is more promising than hard work and compliant behavior.

Pope Benedict XVI. had already called for in the past week, would return to society and public institutions to its moral roots. Just a few days the prosecution had concretized in Milan wafting for weeks, allegations against the Prime Minister. Accordingly, many young women have prostituted for Berlusconi.

The investigators assume that some of them could stay rent free in exchange for sex in several apartments in Milan. These allegations are part of a document that the prosecutor forwarded it to the House of Parliament. Berlusconi has rejected all allegations. The investigation was an attempt to destroy him politically, he said.

The focus of the investigation is Berlusconi's relationship with the nightclub dancer Karima El Marough. He allegedly paid the then minors last year for sex.

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