Telegraph UK, by Nick
Squires, 07 Jun 2012
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| Ettore Gotti Tedeschi Photo: REUTERS/Remo Casilli |
In the
latest twist in a scandal which has convulsed the papacy of Benedict XVI, Mr
Tedeschi reportedly gave copies of the documents to his closest confidantes and
told them: “If I am killed, the reason for my death is in here. I’ve seen
things in the Vatican that would frighten anyone.”
One of the
documents was reportedly titled “internal enemies” and contained the names of
senior clergy and powerful Italian politicians.
Other
emails and letters related to “money of dubious provenance” being allegedly
funnelled through the Vatican bank, according to Corriere della Sera.
Appointed
in 2009, the 67-year-old banker was sacked as head of the Vatican’s bank on May
24 – the day after the Pope’s butler was arrested on suspicion of stealing
confidential letters from Benedict’s desk and leaking them to journalists.
Mr Gotti
Tedeschi was allegedly ousted by Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, who as the Vatican
secretary of state is the Pope’s deputy, in a dispute over efforts to improve
the transparency of the scandal-ridden bank, known formally as the Institute
for Religious Works.
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Mr Gotti
Tedeschi appeared to have compiled the dossier as a means of him defending
himself against charges of incompetency, mismanagement and possible money
laundering.
The reforms
were intended to clean up the Vatican’s finances so that it could be included
on the OECD's “white list” of countries least at risk from money laundering and
other financial irregularities.
Earlier
this year the city state was listed as a “jurisdiction of concern” for money
laundering in the US State Department’s annual International Narcotics Control
Strategy report.
Mr Gotti
Tedeschi was so fearful for his safety that he hired bodyguards and sought
advice from a private investigation agency, the Italian media reported.
The
sensational claims evoked memories of one of the Vatican’s darkest chapters –
the mysterious death in 1982 of Roberto Calvi, nicknamed “God’s Banker”, who
was president of Italy’s largest private bank, the Banco Ambrosiano.
After the
bank, which had close links with the Vatican, went bankrupt, Calvi was found
hanged from scaffolding beneath Blackfriars Bridge in London, amid suspicions
that he had been murdered by mafia godfathers as punishment for losing money
they had invested in the bank.
“Gotti
Tedeschi was nicknamed ‘the Pope’s banker’ and he feared meeting the same end
as ‘God’s banker,’” said Il Fatto Quotidiano, a daily newspaper with a
reputation for investigative reporting.
The secret
dossier allegedly compiled by Mr Gotti Tedeschi was discovered by Carabinieri
police after they raided his home and office in Milan and Piacenza, both in
northern Italy, on Tuesday.
He was
questioned by prosecutors for up to nine hours on Tuesday and Wednesday, during
which he reportedly told them: “I’m afraid for my life”.
The raid
was part of a separate investigation involving allegations of bribery at
Finmeccanica, an Italian defence company that has extensive interests and
thousands of employees in the UK.
(SaLuSa channelled by Mike Quinsey, March 16, 2012)
“…. Each project is underway and that will result in a sudden wealth of information reaching you. Events are such that the facts can no longer be kept hidden, and with that there will be an explosion of people coming forward to tell what they know. It may take longer where the Vatican is concerned, as it is akin to a secret society that has kept its dark secrets hidden well away. However, nothing will remain concealed for too long, as you are entitled to know the truth and the extent to which you have been deceived….”
“…. Each project is underway and that will result in a sudden wealth of information reaching you. Events are such that the facts can no longer be kept hidden, and with that there will be an explosion of people coming forward to tell what they know. It may take longer where the Vatican is concerned, as it is akin to a secret society that has kept its dark secrets hidden well away. However, nothing will remain concealed for too long, as you are entitled to know the truth and the extent to which you have been deceived….”
“ …. 5. Because the dissemination of accurate
information is crucial, another good indicator of the light’s progress is that
mainstream media censorship clearly is on the decline. For instance, even
though the Vatican is one of the kingpins under the Illuminati umbrella, it now
is public knowledge that investigation into the Vatican’s financial affairs is
underway. Ultimately this will lead to uncovering the cesspool of darkness in
that tiny sovereign state, including that it is the international headquarters
of satanic worship and a vast storehouse of stolen art treasures. …." New
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