THE WALL STREET JOURNAL: ROME -- An influential Roman Catholic newspaper editor who questioned the lifestyle of Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi resigned his post Thursday -- a casualty of a bruising newspaper war that has opened a rift between the Vatican and the premier.
Dino Boffo stepped down as editor in chief of Avvenire, the official newspaper of the Italian Bishops Conference, following a weeklong barrage of coverage -- led by Il Giornale, a national newspaper owned by Mr. Berlusconi's brother Paolo -- alleging that Mr. Boffo was involved in a homosexual affair that led to a 2002 harassment case. The existence of a plea bargain in the case couldn't be independently verified. >>> Stacy Meichtry | Friday, September 04, 2009
