Vatican passes financial transparency test

Francis Sammut

Jul 18th 2012, 19:49

''The Vatican had received compliant or largely compliant grades on nine of the 16 ''key and core'' internationally recognized recommendations to fight money laundering and terrorist financing!''
Just 9 out of 16 compliant grades, involving ''money laundering and terrorist financing?'' And how long has this state of affairs been going on, may I ask?
I tell you sir, I'm a Catholic and had never before felt ashamed to admit it, but now I do feel ashamed!
'Something's rotten in the state of Denmark!'

Anthony Charles Abela

Jul 18th 2012, 14:59

The usual Vatican hype still goes on. What I cannot understand is why were the FBI who went to the Vatican to talk to Monsignior Markinkus, who passed away about 2 years ago or so, were barred from doing so by denying them entry into the Vatican to talk to Markinkus regarding a billion dollar money laundering in th USA. This is why people all over the world are sceptical about the Vatican real intentions on pedophile priests.To-day the state government of Victoria has stated that it is considering passing legislation that will make it compulsery for priests to report people who confess to law breaking activities especially, murder, pedophilia and other serious offences. It is thought that this is to force priests when their own kind confess to other priests about children sexual molestation. The media did a poll on it and for every one that said priests should not be asked anyhting in confidence of confession, four people said they should be held accountable. A.C.Abela Melb. Aust.