revalations continue

VATICAN CITY — Italian authorities seized euro23 million ($30 million) from a Vatican bank account Tuesday and said they have begun investigating top officials of the Vatican bank in connection with a money-laundering probe.

The Vatican said it was "perplexed and surprised" by the investigation.

Italian financial police seized the money as a precaution and prosecutors placed the Vatican bank's chairman and director general under investigation for alleged mistakes linked to violations of Italy's anti-laundering laws, news reports said.

The investigation is not the first trouble for the bank – formally known as the Institute for Works of Religion. In the 1980s, it was involved in a major scandal that resulted in a banker, dubbed "God's Banker" because of his close ties to the Vatican, being found hanging from Blackfriars Bridge in London.


the rest here
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/09/21/vatican-bank-facing-money_n_732947.html

Malachi Martin wrote a book about it, it's probably the only book of his I haven't read. He was a jesuit priest who worked inside the Vatican for decades until he left the order after he saw all the corruption.

it's tough for me to find the words ...
12 years of catholic school indoctrinates a person pretty well ...
but i knew something was awry when i had to make up some sins
for confession in 2nd grade ... nothing about the vatican would surprise
me: not lying / pedophilia / torture / theft / murder / suppression, hoarding
of information and truth - you know, the mafia started in sicily for some
very good reasons, it only got screwed up when greed for money and power
took over - but the church didn't even START out for good reasons, it
was brainwashing fodder from the git go
***
as a child in catholic school, i was also witness to the fuss made when some
higher up muckety-muck was a guest - the nuns were all fluttery, frantic and it
was impressed upon us that this person deserved respect and our best behavior ...
and then the big moment would come, and he was just a person and i didn't
sense anything special about him, well, except for his robes, which i thought were
a bit ostentqtious, but it was like the nuns and some of the students were
enraptured or adoring or something ... the point is, if those people were so
affected by monsignor whoever, i can only imagine what an "audience" with
the pope would do to them ... they KISS his ring and stuff - how whacked is that?

I attended a catholic wedding on the weekend. The priest came out in a gown that looked more appropriate for a KKK rally.

As I was watching and listening to the service I really had to wonder ...... isn't it all about worshiping the church and the pope more than Jesus / God?

The kingdom of God is within you ...... not in Italy!

I had to attend catholic school all through school as well. Agree 100% with all above comments.

micjer wrote:

I attended a catholic wedding on the weekend. The priest came out in a gown that looked more appropriate for a KKK rally.

As I was watching and listening to the service I really had to wonder ...... isn't it all about worshiping the church and the pope more than Jesus / God?

The kingdom of God is within you ...... not in Italy!

LOL Mic so well said