Papal Conclave: Anti-Mafia Police Raid Offices in Diocese of Front Runner - The Guardian
Excerpt:
"Roman Catholic cardinals have been urged to overcome divisions at a special mass ahead of the papal conclave, just hours after anti-mafia investigators carried out a string of raids in the diocese of the leading candidate. In
a homily before thousands of pilgrims and the most senior figures in
the church, Angelo Sodano, the dean of the college of cardinals, made a
last-ditch attempt to banish infighting, as he extolled the virtues of
unity amid diversity. But even as preparations for the mass were
being made, Cardinal Angelo Scola, the archbishop of Milan – and
reportedly the hot favorite to be the next pope – suffered a blow.
Anti-mafia
detectives swooped on homes, offices, clinics and hospitals in
Lombardy, the region around Milan, and elsewhere. A statement said the
dawn raids were part of an investigation into "corruption linked to
tenders by, and supplies to, hospitals"
Recommended Reading:
The Vatican Exposed: Money, Murder and the Mafia, by Paul L. Williams
Also recommended reading (my posts/reposts):
Saving Those Damned Catholics!
Lightening Strikes Saint Peters' After Pope's Announcement
