Corruption scandal shakes Vatican as internal letters leaked

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http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/01/26/us-vatican-corruption-idUKTRE80P1EF20120126

(Reuters) - The Vatican was shaken by a corruption scandal Thursday after an Italian television investigation said a former top official had been transferred against his will after complaining about irregularities in awarding contracts.

The show "The Untouchables" on the respected private television network La 7 Wednesday night showed what it said were several letters that Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano, who was then deputy-governor of Vatican City, sent to superiors, including Pope Benedict, in 2011 about the corruption.

The Vatican issued a statement Thursday criticizing the "methods" used in the journalistic investigation. But it confirmed that the letters were authentic by expressing "sadness over the publication of reserved documents."

As deputy governor of the Vatican City for two years from 2009 to 2011, Vigano was the number two official in a department responsible for maintaining the tiny city-state's gardens, buildings, streets, museums and other infrastructure.

[hedgehog]

1. "The Vatican was shaken by a corruption scandal"

If only that were true - these scandals rarely have any effect!

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

2. Say 6 Hail Marys, 4 Our Fathers, and get a lawyer.

[Boxerfan]

3. Maybe they will get around to that "Nazi" thing a little while back

The Vatican has a lot of dirty dirty secrets & there has never been accountability...

But facts are they allowed many Nazi war criminals to escape after the war-in a very selective fashion. Makes one wonder what thier intentions were preserving these "assets".

Then there's the whole pedophile thing...


And the current pope is a former Nazi...


I'm with Sinead Oconner(sp?) on this one...