Pope Francis has banned Vatican investments in Novartis, which makes the morning-after pill

the dad Francisco adopted an anti-corruption law that prohibits investments in Novartis, the laboratory that produces The morning after pill.

In particular, the APSA, the body in charge of the management of the Vatican’s patrimony, was had investments in this laboratory, and even become a shareholder Sandoz / Novartis, who produced the abortion or the contraceptive pill (depending on who defines it).

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Pope Francis made this anti-corruption move after Rai3 reported this Vatican investment.

Who revealed the data was the Vatican’s first auditor, Free Milone, who had been appointed by the Pope in 2015.

In his statement, he said the Vatican had made high-risk investments and that many had failed to respond “to the social doctrine of the Church which lists exactly the things they can and cannot do.”

This official had to resign in 2017 due to internal pressure from the curia, after discovering corrupt practices and receiving death threats.

What the anti-corruption law requires

One of the tasks assigned by the Holy Father was for the Roman Curia to make all its actions transparent. He even made public all the Vatican archives, which no one could freely access until now.

With this anti-corruption law, Francisco prohibited members with decision-making power in the Church from investing in tax havens and in assets contrary to Catholic doctrine.

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It also forced him to declare that none of these prominent clergymen have been convicted of tax evasion, terrorism and money laundering. In addition, it prohibited anyone from receiving gifts worth more than $ 50.

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