Italian prelate complains of corruption in Vatican - report January 25, 2012 - 18:29 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Vatican says it has no comment on a media report that an Italian prelate was transferred to Washington as papal ambassador after he wrote to the pope complaining about corruption in the awarding of Vatican contracts. The allegation is carried in a report, being televised Wednesday, January 24 night, by Gian Luigi Nuzzi, author of a 2009 book outlining the shady dealings by the Vatican bank. A report in Corriere della Sera on Wednesday said Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano used the term "corruption" in a letter to Pope Benedict XVI to explain the difficulties he faced in his position as secretary-general of the Vatican city-state. It said the letter was sent March 27 in an extreme attempt to head off his transfer. Vigano was named U.S. ambassador in October.  Top stories The IAEA reported in 2008 that the laser facilities had been taken over by a private company that said it had no plans to enrich uranium. Sayyari had earlier informed of Tehran's plans to send its naval forces to the Atlantic to deploy along the U.S. marine borders. The source said a meeting between Syrian National Coalition head Ahmad Jarba and Foreign Ministry Sergei Lavrov is scheduled for Feb 4. "We will need to significantly increase the frequency of the verification activities which we are currently conducting," Amano said.   Partner news |  Latest news Philip Seymour Hoffman’s “God's Pocket” gets release date  “God's Pocket tells the story of a man (Hoffman) who tries to cover up the accidental death of his stepson.Wes Anderson’s “Grand Budapest Hotel” has biggest limited live action debut With a $800,000 weekend bow, Wes Anderson’s eighth feature film has stolen the art-house crown from “The Master.”Nicolas Cage in “Joe” drama trailer (video) Tye Sheridan stars in “Joe” as a poor, young southern boy who bonds with an older man (Cage), who also happens to have a checkered past.HBO's “Normal Heart” unveils first trailer (video) The telepic based on Larry Kramer's 1986's play of the same title stars Mark Ruffalo as writer/activist Ned Weeks. |
