Vatican prosecutors have alleged a jaw-dropping series of scandals within the greatest prison trial within the Vatican’s trendy historical past, which opens Tuesday in a modified courtroom within the Vatican Museums.
The scandals embody a cardinal who allegedly induced an underling to misinform prosecutors and brokers and attorneys who pulled a quick one over the Vatican No. 2 to get him to approve a disastrous actual property deal.
It additionally features a self-styled intelligence analyst who purchased Prada and Louis Vuitton objects with the Vatican money that she was alleged to ship to rebels holding a Catholic nun hostage.
The once-powerful cardinal and 9 different persons are accused of bleeding the Holy See of tens of thousands and thousands of {dollars} in donations by unhealthy investments, offers with shady money managers and obvious favours to family and friends. They face jail sentences, fines or each if convicted.
Vatican prosecutors have alleged a jaw-dropping series of scandals within the greatest prison trial within the Vatican’s trendy historical past. The prosecutors’ case additionally means that Pope Francis (pictured) and his high lieutenants weren’t solely conscious of some of the important thing transactions, however in some instances explicitly authorised them
The trial, which can probably be postponed for a number of months after the primary hearings on Tuesday and Wednesday, is the fruits of a two-year investigation into…
