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	Cardinal Denies Corruption Allegations Associated Press June 21, 2010 http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gG54zE1_Lt-66bwk8JPG-HDTk4fQD9GFLQD02 VATICAN CITY — A cardinal under investigation in a sprawling corruption scandal has insisted he acted transparently and for the good of the church while heading the Vatican office that funds missionary work abroad. Naples Cardinal Crecenzio Sepe told a press conference Monday that he forgave his accusers and was going ahead serenely while accepting the "cross" that the investigation had brought. Prosecutors are trying to untangle an alleged web of kickbacks involving billions of euros worth of contracts for such mega-projects as preparing 2000 Holy Year events in Rome, the 2009 Group of Eight summit and rebuilding the quake-shattered town of L'Aquila. Sepe's real-estate transactions at the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples are under scrutiny.
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