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thirty-three day pontificate 145–202
and Vatican Bank 196–7, 198
Will 206, 209, 212, 223, 236–7, 238
writings 8, 9, 48–9, 78–9, 149, 250
John Paul II, Pope 248–9, 303
and Calvi 282, 286
as Cardinal 66, 67, 156
and Cody 249, 286
and finance 276, 282, 296
and John Paul I 65
and Marcinkus 249, 269, 278–9, 286, 289, 291
murder attempt on 242, 244, 245, 275
and Opus Dei 250, 251
and papal elections 66, 67
style of 249–50
teachings 279
Johnson, Paul 243
Kennedy, David 113, 120, 178
Kenney, John xxii, 188, 189, 258, 261, 293
‘Kirchensteuer’ 86, 143
Kiremba (Burundi) 15, 65
‘Knight, The’ 128, 129, 133, 134
see also Calvi, Roberto
Koenig, Cardinal 51, 66, 67, 68, 108
Kung, Hans 58, 59, 60, 65, 154, 193
Ladbrokes, and Papal election 51
Lambruschini, Monsignor 21
Landra, Luigi 139
Lanusse, President 120
Laramie company 290
Lateran Council (1139) 83
Lateran Treaty (1929) 82, 83, 86, 220, 269
Latin Americans, and the papal election 57–8, 59–60, 68
Lebanon 173, 184, 193–4
Ledl, Leopard 33, 34, 35, 36, 41
Lefebvre, Archbishop Marcel 165, 224
Leo XI, Pope 205
Leo XIII, Pope 4, 57, 86
Leone, Giovanni 91, 128
Lercaro, Cardinal Giacomo 107, 108
‘letters of comfort’ 277, 278, 289
liberation theology 160, 186, 219
Liberfinco 101
Lio, Father Ermenegildo 18
lira, speculation see currency, speculation
Lorenzi, Fr Diego xix, 54, 60, 66, 72–3, 156–7, 167, 168, 169, 170, 183, 184, 200, 201, 207, 209, 217, 234, 236, 242, 243
and death of J.P. I 205–6, 210–11, 213, 222, 238
Lorscheider, Cardinal Aloisio 53–4, 59, 64, 66, 67, 68, 70, 160, 174, 220
Lucchese family 111
Luciani, Albino see John Paul I
Luciani, Antonia 3, 9, 61
Luciani, Bortola 1, 2, 3, 5–6, 9
Luciani, Edoardo 1, 3, 9, 20, 146, 183, 184, 201, 221, 236
Luciani, Giovanni 1, 2–3, 6, 7, 9
Luciani, Nina 238
Luciani, Pia 60–1, 169, 183, 184, 207, 213, 218, 237, 238
Lumen Gentium 43, 74
Luteolas pill 23
Lynch, William 32, 33, 34, 35–6, 37, 38, 40
Mabusi Beteiligung 114
Macaluso, Joseph 267, 270
Macchi, Monsignor Pasquale 58, 94, 98, 124, 164, 201, 205, 284
McDowall, Bruce 188
McGovern, Robert 262, 263
Mafia 89, 92, 100, 102, 136, 137, 189, 253, 256, 261, 262, 265, 270, 281, 283
and counterfeit bonds 32, 33–4, 36, 41
and drug trafficking 110–11, 114, 267–8, 292, 295
and Freemasonry 106
money laundering xxii, 117, 118, 128, 129, 134, 295
and Sindona xxii, 96–7, 98, 111–12, 114, 120, 188, 266, 292
Magee, Fr John xix, 167, 169, 170, 198, 200, 201, 205, 208, 209, 210, 213
and death of J.P. I 235, 238, 239
Magister, Sandro 60
Magnoni, Pier Sandro 260, 292
Making of the Popes (Greeley) 222, 243, 286
Malula, Cardinal 61, 67, 69
Manning, Cardinal 65
Marchetti, Victor 97–8
Marcinkus, Bishop Paul xx, xxiii, 32, 35, 77, 80, 89, 107, 114, 163, 164, 166, 183, 187, 196, 200, 242, 248, 251, 252, 254, 280, 282, 283, 288
background 92–3
and Banca Cattolica del Veneto 29, 30, 78, 115, 130–2, 196
and Calvi 38, 40, 115, 116, 129, 130–2, 138, 197, 198, 265, 272, 273, 275, 276–7, 278, 289, 290, 295–6
and Cody 178, 288
and counterfeit bonds 33, 34, 36, 37–8, 41
and Gelli 107
and John Paul I 30, 39, 162, 197, 198, 207, 250
and John Paul II 249, 269, 278–9, 286, 289, 291
and Paul VI 30, 31, 39–40, 46, 92, 93–4, 95, 116, 131, 141, 291
and Sindona 37, 38, 40, 46, 78, 119, 120, 121, 124–5, 189, 198, 264, 268, 269, 272, 284, 290–1, 292
as suspect 202, 240, 241, 242, 284, 289–92, 302
and Vatican Bank 29, 37, 38–9, 40, 46, 55–6, 58, 76, 78, 95, 133, 140, 141, 142, 161, 178, 197, 207, 246, 249, 250, 271, 275, 277, 278, 284, 289–90, 291
Marconato, Lino 187
Marcos regime 171, 194
Margherita, Sister 167
Marracino, Professor 214
Martin, Ambassador 119
Martin, Mon. Jacques 168, 169
Martinez, Monsignor Edward 33, 35, 36
Marty, Cardinal 12, 65, 67, 68
Masini, Professor 245
Mason, Carlos Suarez 301
Masons see Freemasonry
Massera, Emilio 301
Mateos, José 251
Mayer, Cardinal Albert 175
Mazzanti, Giorgio 105, 272
Medeiros, Cardinal 61, 65
Medellin Conference (1968) 159–60
Mennini, Luigi 124, 129, 141, 187, 260, 277, 293
and Sindona 76, 98, 125, 126, 198
and Svirobank 127
and Vatican Bank 113, 125, 140, 166, 198, 248, 249, 273
Mercier, Cardinal 148
Il Messaggero di San Antonio 149
Messina, Rocky 262
Meza, General Garcia 106
Mignone, Bartolomeo 89
Milan
bomb attacks 110
International Congress (1978) 156
murders 263–4, 294, 298
Stock Market 114, 115, 122, 126, 129, 130, 132, 140, 282, 283
Miranda, Cardinal 223
Mitchell, John 134
Mocciaro, Rosario 226
Mondale, Walter 150
Mondo, Il 76, 161
Moneyrex 99, 100, 118
Montini, Cardinal see Paul VI
Moro, President Aldo 52, 89–90
Mozzana, Ruggiero 276
Mucci, Judge Luca 264, 272–3, 274
murder, evidence for 206, 228–9, 245, 246
Musselli, Bruno 255
Mussolini, Benito 5, 7, 82, 84, 85, 86, 88, 96, 97, 104, 128, 141
myocardial infarction 207, 208, 213, 215, 228, 229, 240, 245, 297
name, Pope’s choice of 70–1, 75, 146, 165
National Vanguard 110
Netherlands, Catholic Church in The 192–3
Newsweek 196–7, 219
Nicaragua 104, 106, 120, 138, 171, 249, 265, 270, 276, 277, 278, 296
Nicea, Council of (325) 83
Nichols, Peter 58, 219
Nikodim, Archbishop 212–13
Nistico, Vanni 303
Nixon, Richard 120, 121, 134
Noe, Monsignor Virgilio 61, 62, 170, 171, 210, 214
Nogara, Bernardino 83–5, 86, 87, 88, 90, 95, 98, 112, 141, 143
Northern Ireland 172–3
Nsubuga, Cardinal 67
nuclear weapons 45, 172
Occorsio, Vittorio 110, 296
Oddi, Cardinal Silvio 221–2
O’Donovan, Patrick 218
O’Fiaich, Archbishop Tomas 172, 173
oil tax fraud 255
Olgiati, Carlo 138, 139
Olivero, Mario 101
On Religious Freedom 12, 13
OP see Osservatore Politico
Opus Dei 250–1
Ortolani, Umberto xxi, 107, 108, 114, 124, 142, 163, 164, 166, 189, 242, 249, 252, 264, 271, 272, 279, 280, 281, 282, 284, 295, 297, 298, 299, 302, 303
L’Osservatore della Domenica 244
L’Osservatore Politico (OP) 163, 2
54–5
L’Osservatore Romano 8, 81, 154, 155, 156, 185, 186, 190, 191, 192
Ossola, Rinaldo 161
Ottaviani, Cardinal Alfredo 12, 16, 17–18, 19, 32, 53, 60
P2 masonic lodge xxi, xxiii, 117, 123, 136, 189, 242, 249, 252, 254, 255, 257, 260, 263, 264, 271, 272, 276, 279, 298
and blackmail 105
and bomb outrages 110
and Calvi 105, 128, 134, 190, 251, 270, 274, 280, 281, 283, 294, 295, 296, 300
and the Church 109, 114
and Gelli xxiii, 102, 105–6, 107, 108, 109, 110, 120, 163, 164, 256, 265, 269, 274, 297, 303
investigations into 110
list of members 105, 108, 163–5, 195, 200, 274, 299
and the Mafia 106
and Opus Dei 250
and Sindona 105, 110, 120, 121, 134, 188, 292
South American section 301
Pacchetti company 30, 115, 116, 263
Pacelli family 84, 85, 127, 288
Padalino, Giulio 138, 139, 252, 264–5
Paese Sera 272
Pagliani, Pierluigi 106, 110
Palestine 45
Panciroli, Fr Romeo 227, 228
Panerai, Paolo 76–7
Panorama 59, 290
Papal States 2, 5, 43, 141
Paraguay 104, 106, 120, 150, 295
Parente, Cardinal 19
Pasargiklian, Vahan 139
Paul VI, Pope xxi, 33, 57, 125, 132, 143, 145, 146, 151, 154, 165, 167, 170, 173, 191, 193, 194, 219, 226, 236, 250
and birth control 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 156, 157, 158, 159, 190, 241
and Calvi 29, 128, 131, 141
and Cody xxiii, 177, 178, 179, 181, 182, 289
and Conclave 52–3, 63–4, 66, 74, 215, 242
death 50, 52–3, 140, 153, 160, 190, 205, 214, 216, 230–1, 238–9, 243, 285
election 56, 108, 242, 245–6, 303
and financial affairs 31, 92, 94, 112, 124, 128
and Gelli 107, 303
and Luciani 20, 23, 24, 27, 31–2, 44, 75, 162
and Marcinkus 30, 31, 46, 92, 93–4, 95, 131, 141, 291
and Sindona 29, 34, 92, 97, 112, 113, 114, 120, 123–4, 284
Pazienza, Francesco 302
Pecorelli, Mino 163, 164, 200, 254, 255, 256, 257, 296
Pellegrino, Cardinal 52, 67
Peron, General Juan xxiii, 103, 120, 121
Peru 138, 166, 270, 276, 277, 278, 295, 300
Pesenti, Carlo 39
Peter’s Pence 88, 143
Philippines 171, 194
Piccoli, Flaminio 275
Pignedoli, Cardinal 51, 54–5, 58, 66, 67, 69
pill, contraceptive see birth control
Pinochet, General 171
Pironio, Cardinal 51, 66
Pius VIII, Pope 224
Pius IX, Pope 3, 4, 6
Pius X, Pope 4, 5, 13
Pius XI, Pope 83, 88
Pius XII, Pope 7–8, 17, 47, 64, 84, 85, 86, 88, 108, 142, 178, 191
poisoning 203–4, 210, 213, 214
Poland 12, 86, 178, 182, 249, 279, 286, 289, 295, 296
Poletti, Cardinal Ugo 51, 164, 199, 200, 249, 255–6
Poma, Cardinal 67
Popes
Italian 56–7
‘job description’ 58–60
Third World 53, 55, 57, 64, 68
Populorum Progressio (1967) 112
post-mortem examination see autopsy
Potter, Phillip 65
poverty 2, 12, 14, 15, 20, 77, 186–7
Preti, Luigi 91
Prima Linea 163, 253
Privat Kredit Bank 114
Propaganda Due see P2
Prosperi, Fabio 230
Prospettive nel Mondo 190
Puebla Conference (1978) 159, 160, 181, 195
Pugliese, Massimo 300
‘Puppet Master, The’ xxiii, 107, 279, 283, 297, 298, 300, 302, 303
see also Gelli, Licio
Quanta Cura 4
Quinn, Archbishop John 158
racism 45, 176
Rama, Giovanni 211–12, 231–2, 240
Rauber, Monsignor Carl 33, 35
Reagan, President Ronald 242, 298, 299
Rega, José Lopez 107, 301
Remington Rand 104
Renard, Cardinal 67
Riberio, Cardinal 69, 70, 75
Riedmatten, Henri de 155, 193, 227
Rigali, Monsignor Justin 33
rigor mortis 214, 230
Rizzoli company 271, 299
Roche, John 250
Roggan, Hans 206, 207, 243
Roman Catholic Church, as institution see Vatican
Ronsisvalle, Luigi xxii, 188, 189
Rosmini, Antonio 3, 6, 8, 9, 14, 155
Rosone, Roberto 276, 281, 294, 297, 298
Rossi, Cardinal 54
Rulli, Professor 245
Sacra Congregazione dei Religiosi 34, 36, 41
Sacred Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith 178
Samore, Cardinal Antonio 19, 24
Santin, Angelo 7
Santovito, Giuseppe 105
Sapienta Christiana 173–4
Sarcinelli, Mario 138, 252, 254, 257, 297, 298
Scalzotto, Monsignor Tiziano 152, 174
Scheuer, James 157, 160
Schillebeeckx, Edward 58, 193
Second Vatican Council see Vatican Council, Second
Second World War 8, 85, 86, 96, 102, 107, 128, 142, 265
security, Vatican 205, 242–4, 245, 291
sede vacante 53, 61, 228
sedia gestatoria 149, 170–1
Senigaglia, Fr Mario 25, 26, 27, 41–2, 44, 53, 54, 65, 66, 152, 195, 215, 233, 237, 238
Serono company 117
SGI see Società Generale Immobiliare
‘Shark, the’ 89, 92, 95, 98, 100, 113, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 127, 128, 134, 135, 136, 137, 188, 189
see also Sindona, Michele
Sicily, independence 136, 266, 267
Signoracci brothers 208, 211, 214, 225, 239
Silvester I, Pope 82
Simonis, Bishop 192
Sin, Cardinal 61, 67
Sindona, Michele xxii, xxiii, 56, 76, 89, 95, 98–100, 117, 118–20, 127, 131, 132, 142, 161, 162, 171, 178, 198, 249, 251, 254, 257, 279, 281, 289, 294, 295, 301
and the Ambrosoli murder 258–64, 276, 292, 293, 298
background 96
and Banca Cattolica del Veneto 30, 115, 125, 130
and Banca Privata 122, 258, 259, 260, 261, 293
and blackmail 101, 102, 118, 125, 126, 134, 135, 266
and Calvi 114, 115, 116, 128, 129, 133, 134, 135, 137, 189, 264, 267
collapse, financial 121–3
connections 96–7, 98, 120
and counterfeit bonds 34
and drug trafficking 111, 292
extradition xxii, 46, 123, 128, 134, 136, 138, 188, 189, 252–3, 258, 292
and Gelli 104, 110, 123, 134, 136–7, 267, 269, 274, 303
and John Paul I 141, 188
and Mafia xxii, 96–7, 98, 111–12, 114, 120, 188, 266, 292
and Marcinkus 37, 38, 40, 46, 78, 119, 120, 121, 124–5, 189, 198, 264, 268, 269, 272, 284, 290–1, 292
and Osservatore Politico 255
and P2 105, 110, 120, 121, 134, 188, 292
and Pacchetti 30, 115, 263
and Paul VI 29, 34, 92, 97, 112, 113, 114, 120, 123–4, 284
returns to Italy 265–6, 267
as suspect 202, 241, 242, 284, 292–4
trial and imprisonment 258, 266, 268–70
and Vatican Bank 34, 112, 113, 120, 260
and Vatican Incorporated 112, 124, 126, 129
Sindona, Nino 100, 292, 293–4
Singh, Sandhu 48
Siri, Cardinal Giuseppe 56, 58, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 248
SISMI 107, 108
Sistine Chapel, Rome 61–2, 64, 66, 67, 142
social teaching, Catholic 47
Società Generale Immobiliare (SGI) 87, 113, 117,
122, 303
SOGENE 87
Sole, Robert 219
Solidarity 249, 295, 296
Somoza, General Anastasio 120, 121, 171, 265
Sorge, Fr Bartolomeo 68, 152, 170
Spada, Massimo 98, 113, 115, 124, 125–7, 129, 260, 273, 293
Spagnuolo, Carmelo 136
Spatola family 111, 262, 267, 292
Special Administration, The 83, 87, 88, 89, 91, 98, 113, 124
Spellman, Cardinal 88, 93
Spinelli, Giuseppe 226
Stampa, La 77, 81
Stans, Maurice 121
stress/exhaustion theory 215, 233, 235–6
Stritch, Cardinal Samuel 93
Suenens, Cardinal Leon Joseph 12, 51, 58, 60, 64, 65, 67, 68, 72, 75, 108
Suprafin SA 133, 138, 139, 140, 141, 252, 254
Svirobank 127, 128
Syllabus of Errors 4, 5, 6
Taffarel, Monsignor 231, 233
Taofina’y Cardinal 70
Tarancon, Cardinal 61
‘Tardella, The’ 169
Tardini, Cardinal Domenico 12, 158
tax evasion 30, 77
tax exemptions 86–7, 89, 90
Teclefin company 133
terrorism 163, 243, 253
test-tube babies 190, 192
Testi, Judge Carlo 256
Thiandoum, Cardinal 12, 67
Third World, possible Pope from 53, 55, 57, 64, 68
Tomasek, Cardinal 61
Tondini, Monsignor Amleto 96
Toro Assicurazioni 116, 275
Torrisi, Giovanni 105
Tremelloni, Roberto 89
Tronconi, Mario 127, 128
Tucci, Fr Roberto 72
UBS Zürich 295, 300
Uganda 171
United States
and Mafia 32–4, 111, 136
and population control xxi, 157, 191, 200, 249
United Trading Corporation (UTC) 277, 289
‘uomini di fiducia’ 85, 129, 139
Urbani, Cardinal 10, 19, 20, 23, 24, 31, 41, 155, 156
Ursi, Cardinal 67
usury 83
Vagnozzi, Cardinal Egidio 81, 94, 95
Varisco, Antonio 263, 296
Vatican
administration see Curia
financial interests 76–8, 84–5, 90, 91–2, 95, 99, 112–13, 121, 123, 124, 127
foreign affairs 171–3
and Freemasonry xx–xxi, 106, 109, 164–5, 246, 249, 250, 256, 257, 274, 281
and Italian State 82, 86, 220, 269
security 205, 242–4, 245, 291
tax exemptions 86–7, 89, 90
wealth 77, 79, 80–2, 91, 94, 141–2, 143, 293
see also specific institutions
Vatican Bank xx, xxi, xxii, 28–9, 30, 77, 80, 81, 88, 94, 98, 112, 113, 120, 124, 125, 126, 127, 130, 143, 144, 151, 160, 162, 163, 164, 182, 187, 245, 248, 252, 279, 294, 295
assets 142, 283
and Banca Cattolica del Veneto xx, 28, 116, 132, 290