The Pope, while a good and holy man, has said, publicly, that one of his shortcomings is that he lacks prudence. As a result, he was not able to see that, for example, Cardinal Becciu whom he appointed to oversee the finances of the Vatican City State, was not a competent man. As a result, a great deal of money was lost and Cardinal Becciu is now serving a prison sentence of five and a half years. So, there is little point in trying to maintain a pretence that all is sweetness and light when it comes to the finances of the Vatican City State, which is, after all, simply a small nation state, similar to Monaco. Small nation states of this kind are always subject to financial pressures of one kind or another. It does not, of course, in any way affect the position of the Pope as the successor to St. Peter. After all, the financial affairs of the Apostles were not particularly well managed - by Judas Iscariot! Perhaps Our Lord appointed Judas to be the treasurer to the Apostles to teach the Church that the love of money is the source of all kinds of evil and that it is not possible to serve both God and Mammon.
The Pope, while a good and holy man, has said, publicly, that one of his shortcomings is that he lacks prudence. As a result, he was not able to see that, for example, Cardinal Becciu whom he appointed to oversee the finances of the Vatican City State, was not a competent man. As a result, a great deal of money was lost and Cardinal Becciu is now serving a prison sentence of five and a half years. So, there is little point in trying to maintain a pretence that all is sweetness and light when it comes to the finances of the Vatican City State, which is, after all, simply a small nation state, similar to Monaco. Small nation states of this kind are always subject to financial pressures of one kind or another. It does not, of course, in any way affect the position of the Pope as the successor to St. Peter. After all, the financial affairs of the Apostles were not particularly well managed - by Judas Iscariot! Perhaps Our Lord appointed Judas to be the treasurer to the Apostles to teach the Church that the love of money is the source of all kinds of evil and that it is not possible to serve both God and Mammon.
Ohh my god 😮
Jesus Christ ✝️📖🕊️🕯️
Amen.🙏✝️
The Vatican is very special and powerful