Women featured in “The Keepers” documentary have expanded on their request for the full public release of a report examining sexual misconduct by clergy throughout the Archdiocese of Baltimore.
Women featured in “The Keepers” documentary have expanded on their request for the full public release of a report examining sexual misconduct by clergy throughout the Archdiocese of Baltimore.
Pope Mandates Strict Financial Rules For Cardinals, Senior Vatican Staff by Scott Neuman
3:38pm Apr 29, 2021
Pope Francis on Thursday issued a decree aimed at financial transparency in the church, requiring a strict limit on the value of gifts that cardinals and managers can receive and requiring them to disclose their investments to ensure they are in line with Catholic doctrine.
The new mandate, which comes in the form of an apostolic letter, comes amid a major ongoing investigation into alleged financial corruption in the Vatican, something Francis has preached about cleaning up since becoming pontiff in 2013.
The new rules are aimed at ending what some refer to as the Vatican s envelope culture.
Pope Francis has issued tough new anti-corruption regulations which bans Vatican staff from receiving any gifts worth more than 40 euros.
New laws published today are believed to be aimed at putting an end to the lavish gifts given by wealthy benefactors, friends and fellow clerics.
The Pontiff has preached about cleaning up corruption in the Vatican for eight years, but the new law marks his biggest step to ensure his own cardinals and managers are clean.
The 40 euro limit on gifts applied to all Vatican employees of any level and the rest of the decree to managers, whether clerics or lay.
Pope Francis on Thursday issued a decree aimed at financial transparency in the church, requiring a strict limit on the value of gifts that cardinals and managers can receive and requiring them to disclose their investments to ensure they are in line with Catholic doctrine.
The new mandate, which comes in the form of an apostolic letter, comes amid a major ongoing investigation into alleged financial corruption in the Vatican, something Francis has preached about cleaning up since becoming pontiff in 2013.
The new rules are aimed at ending what some refer to as the Vatican s envelope culture. [A]ccording to Scripture, fidelity in small things is related to fidelity in important ones, Francis wrote in the letter, referencing Luke 16:10 that just as being dishonest in matters of little consequence is also related to being dishonest in important matters.