Early in the morning of March 30, 2014, The Vatican was the scene of an unprecedented robbery. Three individuals, whose identity remains unknown, They managed to make fun of the rigid security measures of the smallest and most protected state in the world. With an almost military precision, they deactivated the surveillance cameras, obtained the necessary codes and exploited the timely indisposition of a guard to access various offices of the Vatican Congregations. Although they stole a few euros, its main objective was a specific safe that contained 22 highly reserved content folders.
What did those folders contain?
The exact content of these folders remains an enigma. However, the Vaticanist experts suggest that they could host the complete report of the What is the commissionan investigation ordered by Pope Francis in 2013 for Audit the financial and administrative structures of the Holy See. Parts of this report, which has already raised a sensation to reveal questionable financial practices, are never made public.
In addition, it is assumed that the folders can contain Documents relating to the disappearance of Emanuela Orlandi in 1983Compromising the correspondence between the figures related to the Vatican Bank and the P-2 lodge and the registers of political expenses during the pontificate of John Paul II.
Despite the severity of the accident, the content of the folders it was not disclosed, And those responsible for that robbery have not been identified.
The mystery arrives at the hands of Leo XIV
The Pope XIV LeoneFrancisco’s successorHe inherited this unsolved mystery. We will see if the new pontiff decides to face the challenge of clarifying this dark episode in the recent history of the Vatican. In the meantime, the theft of the safe remains a reminder of complexity e Secrets that still envelop the Holy See.
