Vatican Bank 'investigated over money-laundering'

[Paladino]

The head of the Vatican Bank, Ettore Gotti Tedeschi, is under investigation as part of a money-laundering inquiry, police sources say.

Prosecutors also seized 23m euros ($30m; £19m) from the bank's accounts with another smaller institution.

The inquiry was launched after two suspicious transactions were reported to tax police in Rome.

The Vatican said it was "perplexed and astonished", and expressed full confidence in Mr Tedeschi.

The Vatican Bank, known officially as the Institute for Religious Works (IOR), was created during World War II to administer accounts held by religious orders, cardinals, bishops and priests.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11380628

[Sage]

About time somebody looked into these folks. Vatican, don't trust 'em.

[Amnesiac]

Oh look, another scandal involving the Catholic church.

What a surprise.

[Sugaree]

Oh exploitable!

Here's an idea, let's take the Vatican and move it some place else where no one will find it. The middle of the North Atlantic seems to be good.

[Amnesiac]

Oh exploitable!

Here's an idea, let's take the Vatican and move it some place else where no one will find it. The middle of the North Atlantic seems to be good.

http://images.memegenerator.net/Push-it-somewhere-else-Patrick/ImageMacro/2701360/Lets-take-the-Vatican-And-push-it-somewhere-else.jpg

[Kahn]

Oh look, another scandal involving the Catholic church.

What a surprise.

Oh look! Another one of-!

Never mind.

[Asylum]

..... Now what is the Vatican doing.... *tisk... tisk*
i'm sooo suprised *rolls eyes*
i knew it was just time before they did something.