VATICAN CITY
WISC
By NICOLE WINFIELD
VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican finance minister said Tuesday he hopes to avoid financial scandal with the upcoming Jubilee Year, saying the plans will be subject to new Vatican procedures to ensure they follow international standards for transparency and accountability.
Cardinal George Pell outlined the Vatican’s financial reform during a conference Tuesday to launch a book on better managing church assets — a priority for Pope Francis after years of financial scandals and mismanagement at the Holy See.
Francis announced the Jubilee Year earlier this month to focus the church on his priority: mercy. It immediately set off panic among Rome officials who remember well the chaos that surrounded the 2000 Jubilee, when some 25 million pilgrims flocked to the Eternal City to mark the start of Christianity’s third millennium. Millions were spent cleaning up monuments and constructing new buildings, including a huge Vatican garage.
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