The story of Paul Marcinkus

until 20 Feb 2006

Paul Marcinkus. Archbishop; president of the Institute for the Works of Religion; died 2006.

1981

Paul Marcinkus, head of Vatican City. Head of the city-state’s administration (vice president of the city-state).

1987

Feb 1987: Paul Marcinkus, charged by Milan. Arrest warrant: accessory to the fraudulent bankruptcy of Banco Ambrosiano.

Warrant of 20 February 1987 (MilanoFinanza), issued in Milan by the prosecutors (Italian press report). English summary of the Italian sources: the warrant alleged complicity in the fraudulent bankruptcy of Banco Ambrosiano; he was never arrested or tried.

17 Jul 1987: Paul Marcinkus, decision overturned by the Italian Court of Cassation. Arrest warrants invalidated for lack of Italian jurisdiction; the charges were not judged on the merits.

English summary of the Italian source: MilanoFinanza says the Court of Cassation agreed with the Vatican tribunal and the defence that Italian courts lacked jurisdiction, under Article 11 of the 1929 agreement between Italy and the Holy See, which bars Italian justice from reviewing the conduct of the Church’s central bodies; prosecutors then challenged Article 11 and the Constitutional Court rejected the challenge as too late, without ruling on the merits. Catholic News Service: the Vatican tribunal said the treaty rules out Italian “interference” in central church agencies.

A charge is an accusation, not a finding of guilt.

Paul Marcinkus, involved in Italian warrants for IOR officials, 1987 and Collapse of Banco Ambrosiano.

Paul Marcinkus, head of the Institute for the Works of Religion.

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