LIBERO MILONE

The Vatican’s first auditor-general says was forced to step down with trumped-up accusations 1 The 69-year-old left the Vatican two years after being hired with great fanfare to introduce more transparency into the sometimes murky finances at the headquarters of the Roman Catholic Church. At the time of his resignation, a Vatican statement said his departure was “by mutual agreement”

Milone said he was forced to quit after discovering evidence of possible illegal activity. He also claimed that some in the Vatican wanted to slow down efforts of Pope Francis at financial reform

The Holy See’s deputy secretary of state, Archbishop Giovanni Angelo Becciu, said Milone’s claims were “false and unjustified”, while Domenico Giani, the Vatican’s police chief, said there had been “overwhelming evidence” against Milone.