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February 15, 2020 "The Holy See is firmly determined to continue on the path undertaken" in the fight against financial offenses, "not only in terms of legislative reforms, which have contributed to a substantial consolidation of the system, but also by initiating new forms of judicial cooperation both at the level of investigative and investigative bodies, in the forms provided for by international standards and practice ". Pope Francis said so inaugurating the Vatican judicial year.

Certain suspicious financial transactions, which are under scrutiny by the judiciary and therefore are not subject to a definitive assessment, "beyond any possible illegality, do not reconcile with the nature and purposes of the Church" explains the Holy Father. And he continued: "The Holy See has fueled relations of cooperation and sharing of contrasting policies and initiatives, creating internal surveillance and intervention systems capable of carrying out severe and effective controls. These actions have recently brought to light suspicious financial situations - he the Pope continued - which generated disorientation and uneasiness in the community of the faithful ".

"Vatican legislation has undergone, above all in the last decade, and particularly in the criminal sector, significant reforms compared to the past", explained the pope, "behind these important changes there was not only a natural need for modernization, but also and above all the need to respect international commitments that the Holy See has also taken on behalf of the Vatican State ". These are "commitments concerning above all the protection of the human person, threatened in his own dignity, and the protection of social groups, often victims of new, hateful, forms of illegality. The main purpose of these reforms must therefore be included within the mission of the Church, indeed it is an integral and essential part of her ministerial activity ".