www.vatican.va Internet site was blocked on Wednesday afternoon after an attack claimed by the movement of militants Anonymous hackers who say they want to punish "corrupt Roman Apostolic Church and all its products."In addition to the Vatican website, the attack targeted the Vatican website at the Vatican daily L'Osservatore Romano and the sites of many "ministries" of the Roman Curia.Vatican official confirmed the attack, saying it was informed by the police and stressing that the Holy See's technical leaders struggled in the early evening, to solve the problem .
"Anonymous has decided today to besiege your site in response to the doctrine, liturgy and absurd and anachronistic concepts that your organization for profit (Roman Apostolic Church) disseminates them worldwide," the Italian site of Anonymous."This attack is not directed against the Christian religion or believers worldwide, but against the corrupt Roman Apostolic Church and all its products," the communiqué added.Anonymous, a group of hackers who last year claimed dozens of attacks against sites in May of companies and government sites, tried last year to an attack on the Vatican website but without success."You burned the texts of immense historical and literary value, you barbarously killed most virulent detractors and critics over the centuries (...), you've gullible people to pay to gain access to heaven by selling indulgences (document text contains prayers to be said to obtain forgiveness of sins, the Catholic Church - Ed.) ", accusing Anonymous website.Hackers also accused the Catholic Church because of "reduced whole populations to slavery"."Lately you have a significant role in helping Nazi war criminals to allow them to find refuge in foreign countries and to avoid international justice," continued the release."Let every day that representatives of the clergy to take charge of harassment against children and cover them if the facts are made public," adds Anonympus, voicing hope that the Church "will be reduced to what is ... a relic of a bygone era ".