Posting relevant excerpts. Image in the 1950 drop I’ll post in a sec.
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Aug 28, 2018 4:12:23 PM EDT
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U.S.-HOLY SEE RELATIONS
“The Holy See is the universal government of the Catholic Church and operates from Vatican City State, a sovereign, independent territory. The POPE is the ruler of both Vatican City State and the Holy See. The Holy See, as the supreme body of government of the Catholic Church, is a sovereign juridical entity under international law.”
https://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/3819.htm
Wealth?
Power?
Sanctuary against criminal prosecution?
Recipe for …….
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Sep 30, 2020 11:52:42 PM EDT
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When does a Church become a playground?
When does a Church become a business?
When does a Church become political?
When does a Church become corrupt?
When does a Church become willfully blind?
When does a Church become controlled?
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There were a few good books written on this topic in the 1980s following the discovery of the body of Roberto Calvi hanging from Blackfriars Bridge in London, the P2 Scandal in Italy, the collapse of Banco Ambrosiano, and the fall of Cardinal Marchinkus, former archbishop of Chicago.
The death of Calvi was reopened in the second decade of the 21st century, but I cannot remember the conclusion.
Google any of those keywords and you’ll find loads of info.