Leaks allege graft,turf wars in Vatican

The Vatican has not denied the letters authenticity,but called the reports delirious.

The Vatican has become embroiled in an embarrassing scandal in which a number of leaked documents have drawn back the curtains on the churchs inner workings.

The internal church squabbling,dubbed VatiLeaks by the Italian media,became public three weeks ago with the disclosure of confidential letters written by Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò,now the papal envoy to the US,who had denounced corruption and financial mismanagement in Vatican City.

Vatican experts believe the letters were a volley in a battle among officials jousting for power in a papal court whose leader,they say,is more concerned with theological questions than with the day-to-day affairs of state. One of the document published last week cited reports that a Sicilian cardinal had spoken vaguely about a plot to kill Pope Benedict XVI by the end of 2012.

The Vatican has not denied the letters authenticity,but called the reports delirious.

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