Posted on 05/11/2017 11:29:51 AM PDT by BlessedBeGod
The Vatican body responsible for managing the Vatican’s real estate has been accused of far exceeding its authority by unilaterally telling Vatican departments to supply their financial information to an outside auditor.
The surprise move by the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See (APSA) which came in the form of two letters on May 3 and 5, was firmly rebutted by Cardinal George Pell, prefect of the Secretariat for the Economy (SPE), and the Holy See’s auditor general, Libero Milone, who wrote a reply saying “with deep regret” they had to intervene to refute the APSA letter.
In both of his letters, APSA’s Secretary, Msgr. Mauro Rivella, had asked dicasteries of the Holy See, as well as institutions associated with them, to “pass information to their banks (including the Institute for Works of Religion), legal and fiscal consultants, so that the data could be transmitted directly to the external auditor, Price Waterhouse Coopers (PwC)...”
In their letter of reply sent to all dicasteries May 8, Cardinal Pell and Milone reminded APSA of its limits and operational boundaries, saying it had “no authority, nor the prerogative, to request institutions of the Holy See and the Vatican to undergo audit activities, nor to send information pertaining to your authority to the external company, PwC, or to other parties.”
They said that “with deep regret” and “in accordance with institutional duties and having the obligation to protect the Holy See and the Holy Father” they had to intervene to put things in their place.
(Excerpt) Read more at ncregister.com ...
And yes, he has spoken out about the Dubia.
The article was attributed by the original poster to the National Catholic Reporter (lefty commie rag) when it is in fact from the respectable National Catholic Register. This is a common mistake.
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