The Mystery of the Vatican - Australia money pipeline

What we know, and what we don't. A Pillar Explainer.

St. Mary’s Cathedral, Sydney. Credit: Adam JWC/wkimedia. CC BY SA 2.5

An Australian newspaper called The Australian reported last month that since 2014, billions of dollars have been transferred from the Vatican to bank accounts in Australia, without the knowledge of Australian Catholic bishops, or, apparently, Vatican officials. 

The situation is quite m…