On 12 June 2013 it was reported that leaked notes of a private conversation between Pope Francis and Catholic officials at the Latin American Conference of Religious (CLAR) confirmed the existence of "a stream of corruption", and that "The 'gay lobby' is mentioned, and it is true, it is there … We need to see what we can do". According to La Repubblica "Vatican investigators had identified a network of gay prelates".[29] Vatican spokesman Federico Lombardi made no comment on the remarks made in "a private meeting".[30]