Recent books based on
leaked Vatican documents appear to contain false and misleading
claims about the expenses of Cardinal George Pell and of the
Secretariat for the Economy that he heads up, a spokesman for
the cardinal told ANSA on Thursday.
Two books, "Merchants in the Temple" (Via Crucis in the
Italian version) by Gianluigi Nuzzi and "Avarice" by Emiliano
Fittipaldi were released on Thursday, detailing waste,
mismanagement and excessive expenses racked up by Vatican
officials. The authors say they based their research on Vatican
documents.
"To avoid any doubt about Cardinal Pell's efforts to manage
and control costs, the secretariat finished the year within the
budget for 2014 and it was one of the few departments to propose
a reduction in overall spending in its request for the 2015
budget," the spokesman said.
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