Pope Francis on Monday revolutionized the Vatican's scandal-plagued finances, inviting outside experts into a world often seen as murky and secretive and saying the church must use its wealth to help the poor.Reuters
Francis, elected nearly a year ago with a mandate for reform, used a document known as a Motu Proprio - Latin for "by his own initiative" - to implement immediate changes including appointing an auditor-general.
The document says the Church must see its possessions and financial assets in the "light of its mission to evangelize, with particular concern for the most needy".
A new Secretariat for the Economy will report directly to the pope and will be headed by Australian Cardinal George Pell, 72, currently the Archbishop of Sydney and a key proponent of financial transparency in a committee that advised the pope. A Church source said Pell would move to Rome.
Pope revolutionizes Vatican by opening finances to scrutiny
Philip Pullella
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this Pell is the guy who Dawkins got to reveal that he thinks humans were descended from Neanderthals here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4oMfY7q-Uo
rsp,
Well, part right. Some recent research shows that not only do some modern humans, generally northern peoples, have Neanderthal genes but also that these genes are a source of hereditary disease-bias. On the good side they make for hardiness and resistance to extreme cold.
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