Since publication of my story, Blood Ivory: Ivory Worship Catholic Church leaders in Cebu have called me a liar and have suggested I be declared persona non grata for exposing Msgr. Cristobal Garcia's past and his encouragement of smuggling by those who want ivory … [Read more...]
More on Vatican City Ivory Raids
More on the recent raids on Italy's Ivory shops, from Italian newspaper, La Repubblica: Per Google translate: THE CASE Blood and ivory near the Vatican is the business of the tusks of elephants Between the walls that divide the holy city of Rome there is a … [Read more...]
Raid on Vatican, Abruzzo Ivory Shops, Religious Statues Seized
Forestry Department officials in Italy have just raided ivory shops in Vatican City and Abruzzo, seizing ivory religious sculptures. Here is a google translate of the press release: These are artifacts representing religious subjects made of elephant ivory. The cost of … [Read more...]
Pope Petition Proffered
"Ari P." from Canada in response to Blood Ivory: Ivory Worship has launched this online petition to Pope Benedict XVI calling upon Vatican City to sign the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) and end the use of ivory in religious carvings. Now would … [Read more...]
‘Persona Non Grata’ Can Be Gratifying
After two weeks of my being savaged by the Archdiocese of Cebu for Blood Ivory: Ivory Worship, culminating (so far) in a suggestion by the country's Cardinal Ricardo Vidal that I be deemed "persona non grata" and permanently expelled from the Philippines (a designation normally … [Read more...]