His Holiness Secret Documents of Benedict XVI

The book contains 11 chapters and three appendices (facsimile images of selected documents, thanks and index) ^[1] .

1. Questo libro ( This book ) - the chapter contains the reconstruction of the events of one of the January days of 2012, when Benedict XVI made a secret trip to the Roman headquarters of the German Catholic organization . The author describes the nature of the documents that are usually on the table of the pontiff, and in conclusion expresses his gratitude to the Pope, who took the decision not to block the publication of the book, although he had such an opportunity.
2. Fonte informativa Maria ( Source Maria ) - about the history of the establishment of contact of the Vatican source with Nuzzi and the impression of the journalist from personal meetings with him.
3. Le lettere segrete di Boffo al papa (The Secret Letters of to the Pope ) - about the content of two Dino Boffo letters to the Secretary of Benedict XVI Georg Genswein , as well as one of his letters to the Chairman Cardinal Bagnasco in an attempt to prove that he was dismissed by Boffo. from the post of editor-in-chief of the Catholic newspaper was the result of a smear campaign in the press organized by the chief editor of L'Osservatore Romano, with the active assistance of the editor-in-chief of the .
4. Corruzione nei sacri palazzi ( Corruption in the Vatican palaces ) - about the circumstances of the resignation of Archbishop Vigano in 2011 from the post of general secretary of the Governorate of the Vatican City under the order of the Vatican Secretary of State Tarcisio Burton and letters of Vigano in the name of Burton and Pope Benedict XVI. He argued the need to continue the work he had begun to restore order in the economic and financial activities of the Vatican authorities, and accused the inspector general of the Vatican gendarmerie , the president of IOR Gotti Tedeschi , the aforementioned , the Vatican columnist , and some other persons in the organization of backroom intrigue with a view to move to the place of Vigano employee administration sector Vatican museums Monsignor Paolo Nicolini (which they eventually still failed).
5. La gioiosa macchina delle offerte ( Cheerful donation mechanism ) - about reducing the amount of donations to the Catholic Church (in this regard, a letter from IOR President in 2006 to 50,000 euros donated by journalist and writer in December 2011, 10,000 euros and after some time he received an audience with the Pope, about the representation expenses of the Prefecture of the Papal House (including the purchase of truffles worth 100,000 euros), about the Pope’s accounts in the IOR and the financing of his nominal stock.
6. La sacra Ingerenza sull'Italia ( Intervention of the Holy See in the affairs of Italy ) - about the stubborn resistance of Tarcisio Bertone and Gotti Tedeschi to the efforts of the Italian authorities to impose property tax on the property of the Holy See and Tedeschi’s letters to Pope’s Secretary George Genswein in this regard; about the Vatican's criticism of the actions of the Italian authorities in the investigation of the so-called (sex scandal involving Berlusconi ); about the secret dinner on January 19, 2009 in the Vatican Benedict XVI with the President of Italy Napolitano and his wife, used to formulate the position of the Catholic Church in matters of family, social policy and demography.
7. 007 vaticani, missions in Italia ( Vatican agents 007, mission in Italy ) - about the surveillance of the Vatican security services for the director of the technical services of the Vatican Governorate Pierre Carlo Kushanna in the territory of the Roman quarter ; on surveillance in Rome in 2012 of demonstrators who demanded that the Vatican authorities be more active in investigating the and others.
8. Tarcisio Bertone: l'ambizione al potere ( Tarcisio Bertone : powerful ambitions ).
9. Cl, Legionari e lefebvriani, atolli dell'Impero ( “Communion and Emancipation” , and members of the Priestly brotherhood are the support of the Empire).
10. Scacco a Benedetto XVI ( Shah Benedict XVI ) - the chapter highlights the negative impact of the economic crisis and the scandalous events in the Vatican on the image of the Christian West in the countries of the East.
11. Vatileaks, terrorismo e omicidi ( Vatiliks , terrorism and murder ).

The book caused a great resonance ^[2] , a lot of statements by the administration of the Pope and the Vatican , and also was one of the components of the so-called scandal Vatiliks . On May 25, he was arrested by the Major-General of Pope Paolo Gabriele , who was a member of the circle of trustees and was accused of leaking secret materials, which formed the basis of the book “His Holiness” ^[3] . The head of the Vatican Bank, Ettore Gotti Tedeschi , was also dismissed. Officially, the Vatican did not challenge the authenticity of the stolen material, but the leakage of information that was not subject to disclosure was regarded as a serious violation of the law ^[2] . The author of the book, the Vatican threatened prosecution ^[4] .

Federico Lombardi (representative of the Holy See ) believes that the book has an “objectively slanderous” and “criminal” character ^[5] .

• Nuzzi G. Sua Santità. Le carte segrete di Benedetto XVI. . - Milano: Chiarelettere, 2012. - 326 p. - ISBN 978-88-6190-095-0 .

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• Arrested by the major-dad of the papal court until he refuses to cooperate with the investigation
• “SUA SANTITÀ. LE CARTE SEGRETE DI BENEDETTO XVI " (ital.)