https://www.mondayvatican.com/vatican/a-vatican-model-of-financial-transparency Vatican at a Glance Mon, 26 Oct 2026 13:03:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 https://www.mondayvatican.com/vatican/a-vatican-model-of-financial-transparency#comment-101952 Waiting for Pietro Parolin | oneintheirhearts Tue, 29 Oct 2013 02:27:24 +0000 http://www.mondayvatican.com/?p=1550#comment-101952 [...] Benedict XVI’s reform, as is Pope Francis’, was first of all a reform of attitudes more than of structure. Benedict did not touch the Vatican diplomatic corps. He worked to change the attitude and the work ethics of Vatican diplomacy and Vatican mentality in general. Benedict XVI did not just move aside the monsignors who narrowly focused on the bilateral relation (particularly with respect to financial issues) with Italy. What Benedict did was to give the Vaticana more international outlook and focus. [...] [...] Benedict XVI’s reform, as is Pope Francis’, was first of all a reform of attitudes more than of structure. Benedict did not touch the Vatican diplomatic corps. He worked to change the attitude and the work ethics of Vatican diplomacy and Vatican mentality in general. Benedict XVI did not just move aside the monsignors who narrowly focused on the bilateral relation (particularly with respect to financial issues) with Italy. What Benedict did was to give the Vaticana more international outlook and focus. [...]

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