PHILADELPHIA (PA)
Philadelphia Inquirer
DAVID O’REILLY, INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
LAST UPDATED: Friday, May 29, 2015
The Vatican archbishop in charge of overseeing the World Meeting of Families is under investigation for possible embezzlement, according to several European news organizations.
Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, president of the Pontifical Council for the Family, reportedly bought the 14th-century San Girolamo castle in Umbria at an artificially low price with the intention of reselling it at full market value.
“The alleged scam” would have netted a profit of about $4.4 million, the British newspaper The Independent reported Friday.
The Archdiocese of Philadelphia, which is hosting the ninth triennial World Meeting of Families here in September, issued a statement Friday saying the investigation of Paglia did not appear to affect the meeting.
“I assure everyone that matters facing him do not impact our plans for September,” Philadelphia’s Archbishop Charles J. Chaput said in the statement.
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