Last Minute Deletion: Italian Magazine Withdraws Article on Cardinal Parolin
The article disappeared just before the magazine was delivered. It is still included in the table of contents at the beginning of the issue.
Instead of the article, an advertisement appeared on pages 20 and 21.
In a statement published online on ProfessioneReporter.eu, the editorial board addressed the older readers of the print dinosaur:
"L'Espresso, which will be available on newsstands and digital platforms as of May 3, announces in its table of contents an article entitled 'Parolin, the diplomacy of the invisible', which is not present in the issue because it was removed from the layout when the newspaper was closed by a unilateral act of the editor. Although we have no responsibility, as journalists we feel obliged to apologize to you".
The editor, Emilio Carelli, responded "first of all by recalling that it is the prerogative of the editor to decide, even 'unilaterally' if he deems it appropriate, whether or not to publish a piece of content. With regard to the episode mentioned, I think it is only right to point out that, at the time the decision was taken, the author of the article was summoned by the undersigned, who formally informed her of the reasons for the decision. Finally, I join the apology addressed to the readers for the failure to update the summary, which was impossible due to the last-minute delivery of the article".
L'Espresso was founded in 1955 by Arrigo Benedetti and Eugenio Scalfari, both faithful to secularism and anti-Catholic propaganda.
It has changed ownership three times in the last four years, from John Elkann's Gedi Group to Danilo Iervolino (Pegaso University, Salernitana calcio, Bfc Media) to the Ammaturo Group (Ludoil Energy).
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