WASHINGTON (DC)
The Washington Times
SCANDALS IN THE VATICAN
The Vatican’s new ambassador to the United States was at the center of explosive allegations about corruption at the Holy See just before Pope Benedict XVI sent him to Washington.
Ambassador Carlo Maria Vigano had pleaded with Benedict not to transfer him from his position as deputy-governor of the Vatican, where he had been exposing corruption in the awarding of contracts and mismanagement of millions of dollars in church investments.
The Italian media has been reporting breathlessly on internal investigations carried out by Archbishop Vigano and about private letters he wrote to the pope about the Vatican scandals. The archbishop himself has made no public comments about the sensational reporting, which some have described as tabloid-style journalism.
The expose began last month on a news show called “The Untouchables” on a private television network, La 7. Reporters produced several letters written last year by Archbishop Vigano, who was complaining about a backlash from critics of his investigation. He was aware of pressure on Benedict to transfer him from his position to shut down his probes.
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