Cardinal: Satan, Media Trying to Break Vatican

[BloomEtta]

Looks like they may be squirming a bit in Italy. Won't it be interesting to see what happens when MONEYVAL discusses a draft report on whether the Vatican is complying with international standards? And if thee Vatican isn't, could it be that their coffers will be pillaged?

The article states, in parts:

"Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone branded as false the image of the Vatican as a place of intrigue and power struggles, saying: "The truth is that there is an attempt to sow division that comes from the Devil".

""They (journalists) continue to invent fairytales and repeat legends," he said."

"The scandal involves the leak of sensitive documents, including letters written to Pope Benedict whose butler, Paolo Gabriel, was arrested last month after a large number of stolen documents were found in his home."

LATER IN THE SAME ARTICLE:

"Next month, MONEYVAL, the Council of Europe's monitoring mechanism on money laundering and terrorism financing, will discuss a draft report on whether the Vatican, a sovereign city state surrounded by Rome, is complying with international standards. The MONEYVAL rating and recommendations are used by other organizations, such as the OECD, which refers to it when deciding whether to place states on its so-called white list - a clean bill of health which could help the Vatican move on from a spate of scandals over the last 30 years."

"Bertone said the bank had been much maligned and that its board was working "to recover the esteem it deserves at the international level".

The full article is at Reuters:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/06/18/us-vatican-leaks-idUSBRE85H13Y20120618?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews&utm