Pope Francis is preparing to ramp up his fight against corruption in the Vatican, he said in an interview on Friday, weeks after the shock ousting of a cardinal over embezzlement accusations. “I have had to change many things, and many more will soon change,” the Argentine pontiff told Italy’s Adnkronos news agency when asked about his anti-corruption strategy. The pope’s reforms have met fierce opposition, particularly among the Church’s old guard. I’m not afraid of anything.”The Vatican has been dogged by scandals in recent years, including the 2017 conviction of the ex-head of a Vatican-run hospital for funneling a fortune from a foundation to renovate a cardinal’s apartment. And the Vatican bank, known as the IOR, was for decades embroiled in controversies, with one of its former presidents ordered to stand trial on charges of embezzlement and money laundering in 2018.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer October 31, 2020 08:15 UTC