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Daughters of St. Paul unfazed by threats from Church of Scientology
Rome (CNA).- In Italy, the pre-Christmas release of the book “The Courage to Speak Out – Stories of ex-Scientologists” was met with a promise from the National Church of Scientology of Italy to bring legal action against the author and “whomever has assisted her.”
A spokeswoman for the book’s publisher told CNA that, as of yet, no such action has been taken against them.
Why Scientology issue legal threatsL. Ron Hubbard, founder of the Scientology cult, encouraged and condoned the kind of behavior that has led to the hate- and harassment activities Scientology is known for.“The purpose of the suit is to harass and discourage rather than to win. The law can be used very easily to harass, and enough harassment on somebody who is simply on the thin edge anyway, well knowing that he is not authorized, will generally be sufficient to cause his professional decease. If possible, of course, ruin him utterly.” — L. Ron Hubbard, A Manual on the Dissemination of Material, 1955 (See: The Purpose of a Lawsuit is to Harass)Research resources on ScientologyCommentary/resources by ReligionNewsBlog.com“The Courage to Speak Out” includes stories from 14 ex-members of the Church of Scientology. It is the second volume from Maria Pia Gardini that relates first-hand perspectives from inside this church. The first edition, titled “My Years in Scientology,” was based on her own time as a member.
Both books were co-authored by Alberto Laggia and put into print by the Italian publishing house of Pauline Publications, run by the Daughters of St. Paul. The religious order, started by James Alberione in 1915, has a worldwide presence and is dedicated to using modern communication media to spread the Gospel and promote a message of peace, solidarity and fraternity. As a part of their work they operate publishing houses and book stores across the globe.
The publication of the latest volume from Gardini was so ill-received by the National Church of Scientology of Italy that following its release, Luigi Brambani, from the organization’s local public affairs office, released a statement threatening legal action against Maria Pia Gardini and “whomever has assisted her with activities that the Church considers detrimental to its image.”
[...]Speaking to CNA, the head of the press office for Pauline Publications in Italy, Sr. Beatrice Salvioni, said that the company is unaware of any legal action to date.
[...]Despite the complaints, Sr. Salvioni pointed out that “it won’t be up to the reactions of Scientology to determine the choices of the editor and this is not because we wish to be noticed, but because we carry out a service to the Church and to society.”
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