Archbishop/Vatican Bank head/Banco Ambrosiano scandal link Paul Marcinkus, 84

Posted: Tuesday, February 21st, 2006 10:44 pm

Archbishop Paul Marcinkus, who was involved in one of the biggest financial scandals to hit the Vatican, has died, church officials say. …

Marcinkus was head of the Vatican Bank at the time of the fraudulent collapse of Banco Ambrosiano in 1982, with which it had close ties.

He denied any wrongdoing. … Read full obituary