Yesterday I came across an interesting story in the Guardian, a British newspaper, exposing a "secret property empire" maintained by the Catholic church, to the tune of about $800 million. The property in question is concentrated in the highly coveted business districts of London. The reason for secrecy? It turns out that the original funds fueling these purchases were part of a buy-off from the WWII Italian dictator Benito Mussolini in exchange for a Catholic rubber stamp on his fascist government.
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
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