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Comic who blasted pope won't be prosecuted

by Rex Wockner

International News

Famous Italian comic Sabina Guzzanti will not be prosecuted for saying in July that Pope Benedict XVI will go to hell for the church's treatment of gay people.
The decision not to pursue an investigation was made by Justice Minister Angelino Alfano. A local prosecutor in Rome had suggested Guzzanti's comments broke a law that protects the dignity of Roman Catholics.
A Vatican spokesman said the church approved of the decision to drop the matter.

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