Anonymous Hackers Turn Their Attention to Vatican Website
The Vatican Website apparently is the latest victim of the hacker group Anonymous, reportedly taken down March 7 in protest of everything from the Catholic Church’s doctrine and tenets to the sexual abuse of children by priests.
The Vatican’s Website, at www.vatican.va, was down for a while March 7, though appeared to back up and running by 5 p.m. ET. A Vatican spokesman confirmed with the Associated Press that the site was down, but declined to speculate on the cause.
However, Anonymous hackers are taking credit for the attack. In a posting on a blog that reportedly is run by the group in Italy, the hackers railed against the Catholic Church for a host of alleged offenses committed over the centuries, from burning books and executing opponents to aiding the Nazis, opposing abortion and crimes against children. “This is NOT intended to attack the Christian religion or against the faithful around the world, but to the corrupt Roman Apostolic Church and all its ‘emanations,’” according to a Google translation of the post, which was written in Italian.
