The deaths give us our certainty. The report's population sample was small, and Cesano residents and government officials want more research into the links among genetics, electromagnetic waves and cancer. These are unjust accusations. The high power of the radio signals has been a nettlesome problem between the Vatican and the Italian government for some time. In 1999, tests on Vatican Radio found that electromagnetic waves far exceeded national regulations.
State law allows radio waves to register six volts per meter.
Some of the Vatican's were measured to be as strong as 50 volts per meter. The transmissions forced the Italian rail system to insulate some of its trains against static interference. The Italian government and the Holy See formed a commission in September to seek a diplomatic solution. The negotiations were jolted earlier this month when Cesano residents began picketing and the Vatican refused to accept summonses for three radio officials to appear in criminal court on allegations that they had dangerously polluted the air. The Vatican argued it was immune from Italian courts under a 1929 pact with Rome that granted it sovereign city-state status.