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Torzi and the pope: When does a fleecing become a crime?

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Ed. Condon
Jan 05, 2022
∙ Paid

A lengthy memo authored by the second-most senior official at the Vatican’s Secretariat of State has shed new light on the scandal-plagued department’s financial affairs, and on the role of Pope Francis in the final stages of the Vatican’s controversial London property investment. 

It is now clear that Pope Francis directed Vatican officials in 2019 to p…

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