For the first time in history, the Vatican now publishes a short set of accounts for its operation in Rome and a fraction of its assets. Some of the divisions of the church also publish fragmentary accounts, particularly Health/School services required under law.
Yet across the world in places like the US, Europe, Canada, Aust the Catholic Church continues to refuse to publish a complete worldwide account of all its direct and indirect asset holdings including (but not limited to): property, gold and diamond holdings, shares etc.
If the Vatican, the Catholic Church was truly a force for good, why hide its true wealth? If the Vatican is really a force for good, why does it continue to refuse requests for a worldwide account of all its wealth (as in recent cases of Nazi/Croatian Gold disclosures in San Francisco)?
2007-03-25
00:14:53
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