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Job-hogging at Vatican Bank: a new dilemma for the next pope

The President of the Vatican Bank, Jean-Baptiste de Franssu, is still in office, almost a year after his term expired.
The President of the Vatican Bank, Jean-Baptiste de Franssu, is still in office, almost a year after his term expired. © Angelo Carconi/EPA/MaxPPP
Whoever replaces the late Pope Francis will be forced to address a conspicuous flaw in his anti-corruption reforms. Despite new statutes setting time limits on senior office-holders at the Institute for the Works of Religion (IOR), the regulations have been flouted, including by the bank's president. He says its succession processes remain transparent. [...]
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