(Serena Sartini / Infovaticana) ROME – The Institute for the Works of
Religion (IOR): a name synonymous with intrigues, cardinals’ power
games, and shady business deals. From the era of Cardinal Marcinkus, the
“banker of God”, to this day, the so-called “Vatican Bank” has been
awash in scandal, financial and otherwise. To name only a few: the
collapse of the Banco Ambrosiano, the ongoing Italian investigation into
Benedict-era senior officials and the sentencing of Monsignor Nunzio
Scarano for money laundering. With Pope Francis, have things changed?
Have the long-awaited cleanup operation and transparency arrived? The
auditing of accounts? Has the alignment with international accounting
standards been completed?
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