Pope Francis has recently started a crusade against corruption in the Catholic Church. He has also sought to stop corruption in the Vatican Bank. According to organized crime experts the Pope has put crosshairs on himself from the Italian Mafia. Nicola Gratteri writes, "The strong will of Pope Francis, aiming to disrupt the gangrene power centers, puts him at risk. He disturbs the mafia very much.(Burke)"
The Italian Mafia has obviously been part of the scandals in the Vatican Bank. Within the past year there has been six different instances of suspicious activity. They have been greatly upstted about the Popes will to reform the bank. A deputy prosecuter in Southern Italy says she does not know the exact plans of the Mafia but if she did she wouldn't tell.
Burke, Daniel, and Livia Borghese. "Prosecutor: Pope faces threat from the mafia." CNN Belief Blog RSS. CNN, 13 Nov. 2013. Web. 15 Nov. 2013.
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