Word: marcinkus
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DIED. ARCHBISHOP PAUL MARCINKUS, 84, scrappy Chicago priest who rose to head the Vatican Bank and retired after being connected to one of the biggest financial scandals in Italian history; in Sun City, Ariz. Following the looting of $1.3 billion from another Italian bank, in which the Vatican held a major share, Marcinkus faced charges as an accessory to the crime. Though the Holy See would not permit his arrest--and he and the Vatican maintained his innocence--it paid $250 million as a "goodwill settlement" of the case...
...DIED. ARCHBISHOP PAUL MARCINKUS, 84, scrappy Chicago priest who rose to head of the Vatican Bank and retired after being connected to one of the biggest financial scandals in Italian history; in Sun City, Arizona. Following the looting of $1.3 billion from another Italian bank, in which the Vatican held a major share, Marcinkus faced charges as an accessory to the crime. Though the Holy See would not permit his arrest?and he and the Vatican maintained his innocence?it paid $250 million as a "goodwill settlement" of the case...