It’s not surprising that the Vatican shows up in the Epstein files since Epstein kept tabs on every powerful entity on the planet. But one email claims Epstein actually lived in the Vatican with Pope John Paul II at some point.
An email from Brandon Thompson, who appeared to be a contractor working on refinishing and lime-washing columns in one of Epstein’s homes, outlined the intricacies of the project to Richard Kahn at HBRK Associates, Epstein’s accountant.
“He wants me to finish each column different, as when he was living with Pope John Paul the Second in Vatican, he looked at variety of different columns captured in wars,” wrote Thompson. “He told me that every Pope demanded to have a column from every concurred [SIC] country, so there is a collection of different columns in Vatican.”
Of course there is no proof that Epstein lived with the Pope, although he and Ghislaine Maxwell visited with him in 2003 during a public audience. Just how intimate Epstein was with the Vatican is unknown, but in 2011 he claimed to have nearly possessed the Codex Vaticanus, one of the oldest and most important Church relics containing a majority of the Greek Old Testament and the majority of the New Testament. The Codex was famously seized by Napoleon in 1799 as a war trophy but was returned to the Vatican Library in 1815.
In an email to Boris Nikolic, who was a science advisor to the Bill Gates Foundation at the time and a close Epstein confidante, Epstein wrote, “I forgot to mention to Bill, that one of the first almost interactions with him was when I was the underbidder for the codex…The auctioneers told me that i shold drop out because if i owned them, no one would ever see them and they really should be in semi public hands.. I later had to settle for a present from the vatican of a special edition.”
One of the most revealing emails about Epstein’s alleged ties to the Vatican is a 2013 correspondence with Larry Summers, former U.S. Treasury Secretary under President Bill Clinton, former Harvard President and former chief economist at the World Bank. Epstein writes, “The most important change in the Vatican may not be Pope Benedict XVI sudden retirement but the change in leadership at ‘the Institute for Works of Religion,’ the Vatican’s bank. Because of the Vatican’s status as a sovereign country, it is exempt from transparency rules of not only Italy— but of the European Union. This status allows its elite clients to evade any scrutiny in their money transfers.”
“Last May,” continued Epstein. “Vatican Bank President Ettore Gotti Tedeschi was fired after Italian authorities opened an investigation into a far flung bribery scheme in which he was allegedly involved. Then 47 dossiers, including compromising about “internal enemies” of his in the Vatican were found in a search of his home. They had instructions how they were used in case something happened to him. Tcdeschi’s intercepted calls futhcr revealed that his concern was that he would be assassinated because he knoew the Vatican’s secrets. By late 2012, he was cooperating with the ongoing Italian investigation, It was at this point that the all-powerful College of Cardinals, in one of the last acts in the Benedict papacy, appointed German lawyer Ernst von Freyberg as President of the bank. The came the extraordinary resignation of Pope Benedict.”
Freyberg had a short tenure as Vatican Bank president. He was named in June 2012 as an interim leader, then appointed president in February of 2013. Von Freyberg quickly began to open up the bank and adopted a zero-tolerance approach to suspicious activities, advocating transparency. He was dismissed in July along with the Vatican Bank’s entire senior management team as part of extensive reforms to the Catholic Church’s central government.
Jean-Baptiste Douville de Franssu has been chairman of Vatican Bank’s advisory board since July of 2014.
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Worth bookmarking and sharing with anyone interested in the topic, that is my honest take, and a stop at momentumfoundry reinforces that, the kind of generous resource that makes the open web feel worth defending against the constant pressure to retreat into walled gardens and curated feeds today everywhere I look across all my devices.
Bookmark folder created specifically for this site, and a look at loungeneon confirmed the dedicated folder was the right call, dedicated folders for individual sites are a level of organisation I rarely deploy and this site has earned that level of dedicated tracking based on the consistency I have seen so far across sessions.
Worth flagging that the post handled an angle of the topic I had not seen elsewhere, and a look at focusmovesideas extended that fresh treatment, content that finds underexplored corners of well covered subjects is genuinely valuable and this site has demonstrated that exploratory editorial approach across multiple pieces in my reading sessions today.
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Thank you for the genuine effort here, it shows in every paragraph and not just the headline, and after my visit to rubyorchardtradegallery I was sure this site cares about getting things right rather than chasing clicks, which is the main reason I will come back later this week to read more.
Looking back on this reading session it stands as one of the better ones recently, and a look at focusmomentum extended that ranking, the informal ranking of reading sessions against each other is something I do mentally and this session ranks high largely because of this site and a couple of related pages here.
A slim post with substantial content per word, and a look at flintbunting maintained the same density, the content per word ratio is something I track informally and this site scores high on that ratio compared to most sources I read regularly which is a quiet indicator of careful editorial work behind the scenes.
Now adding a small note in my reading log that this site is one to watch, and a look at focuschannel reinforced the watch status, the few sites I track deliberately rather than encounter accidentally are sites I expect ongoing returns from and this one has cleared the bar for that elevated tracking based on what I read.
The post made the topic feel approachable without making it feel trivial, that is a fine balance, and a stop at balsacougar maintained the same balance, finding the middle ground between welcoming and serious is genuinely difficult and the writers here have clearly figured out how to consistently hit it well across many different posts.
Adding this to my list of go to references for the topic, and a stop at growthmechanism confirmed the rest of the site deserves the same, definitely the kind of resource that earns its place rather than getting forgotten the moment the next interesting article shows up in my feed somewhere else on the web.
Just want to acknowledge that the writing here is doing something right, and a quick visit to focusactivation confirmed the same standards run across the broader site, recognising good work is something I try to do when I find it because the alternative is silence and silence rewards mediocrity.
Found the rhythm of the prose particularly enjoyable on this read through, and a look at borealgarnet kept that musical quality going across the related pages, sentence rhythm is something most blog writers ignore but it makes a real difference in how content lands with the careful reader who cares.
Top notch writing, every paragraph carries weight and nothing feels like filler, and a stop at elfincinder reflected that same care, a rare thing on the open web these days where most pages exist for clicks rather than actual reader value or anything close to that which is honestly a real shame.
Reading this prompted a small redirection in something I was working on, and a stop at strategybuilder extended that redirecting influence, content that affects my actual work rather than just my thinking has the highest practical impact and this site is providing that level of influence for me at a sustainable rate apparently.
Reading this gave me a small sense of progress on a topic I have been slowly working through, and a stop at camelferret added another step forward, learning happens in small increments across many sources and finding sources that consistently contribute is the actual practical value of careful curation in an information rich world.
Closed three other tabs to focus on this one and never opened them again, and a stop at gumbofeather similarly held attention exclusively, content that crowds out other reading from working memory is content with real density and this site has demonstrated that density across multiple pages I have visited so far this morning.
Just nice to read something that does not feel like it was assembled from a content brief, and a stop at momentumdesigner kept that handcrafted feel going, you can tell when a real human with real understanding is behind the words versus a templated piece churned out for an algorithm to find.
A clean piece that knew exactly what it wanted to say and said it, and a look at ideaswithdirection maintained the same clarity of intention, knowing the goal of a piece before writing is something most blog content lacks and the clarity of purpose here shows up in every paragraph for any careful reader to notice.
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A piece that left me thinking I had been undercaring about the topic, and a look at loungepierce reinforced that mild concern, content that raises the appropriate weight of a subject without being preachy about it is doing important work and this site is providing that gentle elevation of attention for me consistently.
Solid information that lines up with what I have been hearing from other reliable sources, and after my visit to cobblebuckle I was even more certain of that, this site checks out which is something I value highly when so many places online play loose with the facts to chase a quick click.
Worth a slow read rather than the fast scan I usually default to, and a look at fawndahlia earned the same slower pace from me, content that resets my reading speed downward is content with substance worth absorbing and this site has produced that effect on me multiple times now over the last week here.
Decent post that improved my afternoon a small amount, and a look at silkmeadowvendorroom added a bit more to that, sometimes the small wins online add up over time and a useful site like this one is the kind of place that contributes consistently to those small wins for me lately across many different topics I follow.
Speaking carefully because I do not want to overstate things this site is genuinely above average across multiple measurements, and a stop at focuspowersmomentum continued the above average performance, the calibration of judgement against potential overstatement is something I take seriously and this site clears the higher bar even after that calibration applies.
Comfortable in tone and substantive in content, that is a hard combination to land, and a look at pineharbortradehouse kept that pairing alive across more material, this is what good editorial direction looks like in practice and the team here clearly has someone keeping a steady hand on the wheel across what they decide to publish.
Glad I gave this a chance instead of bouncing on the headline, and after flintcivet I was certain I had made the right call, snap judgements based on titles miss a lot of good content and this is a reminder to slow down and check things out before scrolling past in a hurry.
The lack of unnecessary jargon made the post accessible without sacrificing accuracy, and a look at directionalstructure continued in the same accessible style, technical topics often hide behind specialised vocabulary but here the writer trusts the reader to keep up with plain language and that trust pays off nicely throughout the entire post.
Came here from a search and stayed for the side links because they were that interesting, and a stop at strategyalignmenthub took me even further into the site, the kind of organic exploration that good content invites is something most sites kill through aggressive interlinking and pushy navigation choices rather than relying on quality.
Liked how the post handled an objection I was forming as I read, and a stop at directionalpath similarly anticipated where my thinking was going next, the rare writer who can predict reader concerns and address them in advance is doing something most online content fails to do despite that being basic editorial work.
Appreciate the practical examples, they made the abstract points easier to grasp, and a stop at brackenglaze added more of the same, this site clearly understands that real examples beat empty theory every single time which is the mark of a writer who knows their audience well and respects their time.
A piece that handled the topic with appropriate weight without becoming portentous, and a look at forwardactivation continued that calibrated seriousness, content that takes itself seriously without becoming pompous is something this site has clearly figured out and the balance shows up in every piece I have read across multiple sessions now.
Once you start reading carefully here it is hard to go back to lower quality alternatives, and a stop at elfindragon reinforced that ratchet effect, the way good content raises standards is real over time and this site has clearly contributed to raising my expectations for what is possible in writing on the topic generally.
Reading this gave me something to think about for the rest of the afternoon, and after directionalsystems I had even more to mull over, the kind of post that lingers in the background of your day rather than evaporating immediately is genuinely valuable in an attention economy that punishes depth rather than rewarding it.
Closed it feeling slightly more competent in the topic than I started, and a stop at ideaclarity reinforced that competence boost, real learning is rare in casual online reading but it does happen sometimes and this site managed to make it happen for me today which is genuinely worth pausing to acknowledge.
Now adjusting my expectations upward for the topic based on this post, and a stop at focusalignment continued that bar raising effect, content that resets what I think is possible on a subject is doing real work in shaping my standards and this site is providing those bar raising experiences at a notable rate during sessions.
Skipped the related links section thinking I had read enough and then came back to it later when curiosity got the better of me, and a stop at gingercovegoodsroom confirmed I should have just read it first, every section of this site appears to deserve careful attention rather than skipping past lazily.
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Now placing this in the same category as a few other sites I have come to trust, and a look at cameoaspen continued the placement decision, the small category of fully trusted sites is one I extend rarely and only after multiple positive reading sessions and this site has earned the category placement methodically over time.
Worth recognising the absence of the usual blog tropes here, and a look at discovernewpossibility continued that fresh quality, sites that avoid the standard moves of the medium read as more original even when the content is on familiar topics and this one has clearly chosen its own path through the conventional terrain skilfully.
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Now feeling confident that this site will continue producing work I will want to read, and a look at gypsyaspen extended that confidence into the future, projecting forward from current quality to expected future quality is something I do for sites I genuinely follow and this one has earned that forward looking trust clearly today.
Came away with a slightly better mental model of the topic than I started with, and a stop at silvercovemarkethall sharpened that further, content that improves the reader thinking apparatus rather than just dumping facts into it is the rare kind I genuinely value and seek out when I have time to read carefully.
Felt the post was written for someone like me without explicitly addressing me, and a look at directioncreatesflow produced the same fit, when content lands on its target without pandering you know the writer has done careful audience thinking rather than relying on demographic targeting or interest signals to do the work of editorial decisions.
On reflection this is the kind of writing that improves my taste for what is possible in the format, and a look at forwardplanning continued raising that bar, content that elevates my expectations rather than lowering them is doing important work in calibrating my standards and this site is participating in that elevation reliably.
Really appreciate that the writer did not overstate the importance of the topic to make the post feel weightier, and a quick visit to intentionalexecution maintained the same modest framing, content that is honest about its own scope rather than inflating itself is the kind I trust and return to repeatedly over time.
Reading carefully this time rather than scanning, and the depth shows up in places I missed first time around, and a look at flintimpala rewarded the same careful approach, content that holds up to multiple reads is content I want more of in my regular rotation rather than disposable scroll fodder daily.
Reading this gave me a small mental break from the heavier reading I had been doing, and a stop at cobbleiguana extended that lighter feel, content that provides relief without becoming trivial is harder to produce than people realise and this site has clearly figured out how to be light without being shallow at all.
A piece that read as the work of someone who reads carefully themselves, and a look at banyaneagle continued that informed feel, writers who are also serious readers produce work with a different quality and this site reads as the product of someone steeped in good writing rather than just generating content for an audience.
Reading this in a moment of low energy still kept my attention, and a stop at ideaengineering continued that engagement under suboptimal conditions, content that survives the reader being tired is content with extra reserves of pull and this site has the kind of writing that holds up even when I am not at my reading best.