Vatican prosecutor who won ‘trial of the century’ trapped in a slasher movie

ROME – Classic slasher movies are notorious for the plot twist in which the villain, believed to be dead, pops back up for one last stab of the knife or lunge of the chainsaw. The take-away is that just when you think the scary part is over, get ready for another jolt.

It’s a lesson which, in a different guise, chief Vatican prosecutor Alessandro Diddi is learning the hard way right now.

Last December, Diddi, the Vatican’s Promoter of Justice, finally won convictions...