Vatican fraud trial hears secret recording of Pope Francis
The Vatican tribunal weighing a financial fraud case heard from an unusual witness yesterday, when a secret recording of Pope Francis was played to the court about the Holy See’s payments to free a nun held hostage by al-Qa’ida-linked militants.
The airing of the Pope’s own voice in the courtroom marked a surreal new chapter in a trial that has already seen plenty of twists as Vatican judges try to determine who is responsible for losing tens of millions of euro in Holy See assets.
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