Vatican Employees Sound the Alarm Over Holy See’s Finances
The Associazione Dipendenti Laici Vaticani (ADLV), a union-like association representing the Vatican's lay employees, has questioned in a December 3 statement the optimism surrounding the recent Vatican financial report.
Last week, the Vatican announced a budget surplus of €1.6 million, its first positive result after years of deficits—a development presented as a sign of progress.
However, the ADLV argues that the information released remains partial and insufficient.
Employees say they would prefer the Vatican to regularly publish complete, certified budgets—both forecast and final—accompanied by detailed documentation, rather than relying on visually appealing slide presentations that lack the depth required for serious evaluation.
As the ADLV notes, it is difficult to believe in a genuine financial recovery when essential data are still missing.
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Always recall Cardinal Pell who was wrongfully side-lined, and, perhaps, if scuttlebutt is correct, worse than that, when he found the Vatican finances to be amiss. He knew where at least some 'of the bodies were buried'.
The Synodal church is focused on money. To get some, it has abandoned Chinese Catholics to the Communists.
Many years ago, a reported asked Pope John XXII how many people work in the Vatican? To which he answered about a half of them. Bureaucracies most always waste money and are bankrupt.
Vigano managed a surplus until he was dismissed. Now he is in hiding. From who? The Italian mafia perhaps.