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The former auditor general says his 2017 ouster was unjust and part of a wider effort to block financial reform inside the Vatican.
Libero Milone, the Vatican’s ex-auditor general, doesn’t give up easily. Having had his lawsuit against the Vatican for unlawful dismissal rejected in 2024, fined 113,000 euros in trial costs, and his appeal rejected in July, he has now taken his case to the Court of Cassation, the supreme court of Vatican City State.
He has also written to Pope Leo XIV requesting a private audience, not only to explain his case but also to warn him of the reality of the Vatican’s financial situation which, he firmly believes, continues to be dire despite what the Vatican tries to convey.
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Libero Milone, the Vatican’s ex-auditor general, doesn’t give up easily. Having had his lawsuit against the Vatican for unlawful dismissal rejected in 2024, fined 113,000 euros in trial costs, and his appeal rejected in July, he has now taken his case to the Court of Cassation, the supreme court of Vatican City State.
He has also written to Pope Leo XIV requesting a private audience, not only to explain his case but also to warn him of the reality of the Vatican’s financial situation which, he firmly believes, continues to be dire despite what the Vatican tries to convey.
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Libero Milone Takes His Case to Vatican City’s Supreme Court
The former auditor general says his 2017 ouster was unjust and part of a wider effort to block financial reform inside the Vatican.