Monday, May 09, 2005
This Just In: Vatican Radio Causes Cancer
Cardinal Roberto Tucci and Father Pasquale Borgomeo were given suspended 10-day jail sentences.
The Italian court also ordered them to pay damages and court costs.
Two scientific studies have suggested a field of Vatican Radio broadcasting antennas north of Rome may have caused high rates of cancer in the area.
The first, in 2001, found that magnetic fields around the transmitters were much higher than normal limits allow.
The Italian court also ordered them to pay damages and court costs.
Two scientific studies have suggested a field of Vatican Radio broadcasting antennas north of Rome may have caused high rates of cancer in the area.
The first, in 2001, found that magnetic fields around the transmitters were much higher than normal limits allow.
