Report: Vatican invested Peter’s Pence funds in Elton John biopic

[Michie]

*You are in the Catholic forum*

According to the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera, the investment in the film came via Vatican funds channeled through a Malta-based investment fund run by an Italian financier who lives in Switzerland.

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Report: Vatican Invested Peter’s Pence Funds in Elton John Biopic

 

[chevyontheriver]

*You are in the Catholic forum*

According to the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera, the investment in the film came via Vatican funds channeled through a Malta-based investment fund run by an Italian financier who lives in Switzerland.

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Report: Vatican Invested Peter’s Pence Funds in Elton John Biopic

This pretty much destroys Peter's Pence as a reputable way of raising funds.

 

[Michie]

This pretty much destroys Peter's Pence as a reputable way of raising funds.

Yep. In all honesty, I feel very uncomfortable donating money anymore. I feel badly about it but one cannot help but wonder what it is used for.

 

[chevyontheriver]

Yep. In all honesty, I feel very uncomfortable donating money anymore. I feel badly about it but one cannot help but wonder what it is used for.

I will not be participating this year. Next year doesn't look good either.