ROME, February 20, 2018 (LifeSiteNews) – Leaked documents obtained by LifeSiteNews connect the Pope himself to a new Vatican financial scandal and raise serious questions about his global reputation as the “pope for the poor.”
LifeSiteNews has obtained internal documents of the U.S.-based Papal Foundation, a charity with a stellar history of assisting the world’s poor, showing that last summer the Pope personally requested, and obtained in part, a $25 million grant to a corruption-plagued, Church-owned dermatological hospital in Rome accused of money laundering. Records from the financial police indicate the hospital has liabilities over one billion USD – an amount larger than the national debt of some 20 nations.
The grant has lay members of the Papal Foundation up in arms, and some tendering resignations. Responding to questions from LifeSiteNews, Papal Foundation staff sent a statement saying that it is not their practice to comment on individual requests.
Speaking of grants in general, the Papal Foundation said their mission has not changed. “The grants to help those in need around the world and of significance to the Holy Father are reviewed and approved through well-accepted philanthropic processes by the Board and its committees,” it said.
Lay membership or becoming a “steward” in the Papal Foundation involves the pledge “to give $1 million over the course of no more than ten years with a minimum donation of $100,000 per year.” Those monies are invested in order to make a perpetual fund to assist the Church.
However, the majority of the board is composed of U.S. bishops, including every U.S. Cardinal living in America. The foundation customarily gives grants of $200,000 or less to organizations in the developing world (see a grant list for 2017 here) via the Holy See.
According to the internal documents, the Pope made the request for the massive grant, which is 100 times larger than its normal grants, through Papal Foundation board chairman Cardinal Donald Wuerl in the summer of 2017.
Despite opposition from the lay “stewards,” the bishops on the board voted in December to send an $8 million payment to the Holy See. In January, the documents reveal, lay members raised alarm about what they consider a gross misuse of their funds, but despite their protests another $5 million was sent with Cardinal Wuerl brooking no dissent. MORE HERE
The pope’s financial corruption is as revealing as his gross spiritual corruption.
Just keep funding this socialist/marxist enterprise, it’s for the poor.
This is an article that is based on heresay. It is full of accusation but presents absolutely nothing to back it up. It basically claims a large donation was make to a hospital that is “corrupt” and that donation was unaudited. The accusations in the article are also “unaudited.”
It’s easy to believe unsubstantiated accusations with a buffoon for a pope but the article is just worthless.
@jpm ~ you refute the documents that they posted?
When is the last time a Pope was burned at the stake, and don’t you think it’s time for this one to feel that heat?
Hmmm, I’m very curious about all of the recent PopePal donation solicitations…
Pope Francis is fallible, in many ways.
I don’t like this pope he is a mother fuc socialist , I call the Catholic Church in Washington, D.C. To complain about the church taking criminal illegal aliens he priest told me to stop complaining that does people are good people and work hard, so I replied to him that the American people work hard to and paid taxes and criminal illegal aliens don’t paid taxes . So I told him that I want all of does mother f out of the USA he told me not to say bad words. I told him I only said mother f , so I told him since you think that you a perfect priest tell the rest of the priest to stop sexually assaulted young kids also to call the pope in the Vatican and tell the socialist to open the gate outside the Vatican for the Muslim refugees. He told me the pope have rules. I called him a hypocrite I told him God have a gate to,not everyone goes in . He told me I will be praying for you I told him no isn’t necessary coming from hypocrites .
I refute that some charity hospital owes “millions” in “taxes” Aren’t “charity hospitals” exempt? Isn’t the Vatican its own country with its own tax base (zero tax)?
why does a charity hospital have “hundreds of millions in unpaid debt”? Who loaned them this money if they are so corrupt? Did they fail to get collateral for their loan?
The whole article is just completely suspect. It uses the term “corrupt plagued charity hospital”. Talk about poisoning the well. Nothing in that hit piece makes sense.
I will refrain from commenting on this because I believe that this pope is determined to burn the church on the altar of socialism and that the Jesuits in general now, and for quite some time, have represented an existential treat to the church.
Gee African Bob. You called the church of Washington D. C. to complain about the church taking “criminal illegal aliens? Really> The “Church of Washington D. C.?
Is is a fact that if someone chooses to go to Mass a priest will not turn them away. It is quite a stretch to turn that to say the church is “taking criminal illegal aliens” and that offends you. The Catholic Church does not run a mule service for illegals.
@jpm this church is taking them inside the church not for mass , for then to hide from ICE do you have a problem with that.
“I refute that some charity hospital owes “millions” in “taxes” Aren’t “charity hospitals” exempt? Isn’t the Vatican its own country with its own tax base (zero tax)?”
first off, I don’t profess to know what the tax laws are in Rome about Dermatological Hospitals situated outside the Vatican … as some seem to do … but the report stated it got the information from a third source & linked to it … you might want to read it … 40 people were indicted, including a Priest
Everything I NEED to know about the Church of Rome, I learned from watching “The Godfather, pt.III” 😳
Here’s your mule service for illegal aliens ….money addiction of the Catholic church
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2014/06/14/catholic-charities-flooded-with-young-illegal-latino-immigrants/
https://www.commdiginews.com/politics-2/catholic-charities-took-money-from-obama-to-help-illegal-aliens-21769/
http://www.debbieschlussel.com/75002/cha-ching-catholic-church-gets-multi-millions-from-us-govt-for-helping-illegal-alien-kids/
http://www.wnd.com/2014/07/religious-charities-profit-from-open-borders/
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2014/02/illegal_immigration_and_the_catholic_addiction_to_the_democratic_party.html
How about Catholics start breaking off to form their own church or join others, you could be the ” Real Catholic Church ” with Married Leaders” who understand they are mere mortals as yourselves !
You must know by now that ” Pope’s are Gay men ” and not some Magic connection to God !!!
Bergoglio is a Marxist – I have said that since day one
Bergoglio is a reprobate – I have said that since day one
Bergoglio is totally unfit and therefore the Bergoglio is totally unfit – I have said that since day one.
Therefore I recognize the Papacy as vacant – I have said that since day one
And I took a LOT of heat for saying what I said. I don’t regret a single word I have said or posted with regard to Bergoglio.
Great. Now maybe Francis can resign, and Benedict can resume his role as the true Pope.