In the wake of recent leaks of reserved and confidential documents on television,
in newspapers and in other communications media, the Holy Father has ordered the creation
of a Commission of Cardinals to undertake an authoritative investigation and throw
light on these episodes.
His Holiness has determined that the said Commission
of Cardinals, which will act at all levels on the strength of its pontifical mandate,
shall be presided by Cardinal Julián Herranz, and shall have as its members Cardinal
Jozef Tomko and Cardinal Salvatore De Giorgi.
The Commission of Cardinals
had its first sitting on 24 April to establish the method and timetable for its activities.