In hindsight, this was surely money laundering by the Vatican.
Several other examples coming up on the radar now… I won't bore you cat no more today. g'night.
Cardinal Becciu: Pope Francis Permitted Spending $1 Million to Free Nun Kidnapped in Mali
Sister Gloria Cecilia Narváez Argoti was kidnapped in February 2017 and held until her Oct. 9, 2021, release. Cardinal Angelo Becciu said that Pope Francis had allowed spending up to 1 million euros ($1.05 million) toward the liberation of a missionary abducted in Mali. ..
https://www.ncregister.com/cna/cardinal-becciu-pope-francis-permitted-spending-1-million-to-free-nun-kidnapped-in-mali
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Vatican bank's former chief found guilty of money laundering, sentenced to nearly 9 years in prison
By Valentina Di Donato and Zamira Rahim, CNN
Updated 1731 GMT (0131 HKT) January 22, 2021
https://edition.cnn.com/2021/01/21/europe/vatican-bank-money-laundering-intl/index.html