Pope replaces cardinal at head of Vatican financial authority

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http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/01/30/us-pope-finances-idINBREA0T19420140130

http://s1.reutersmedia.net/resources/r/?m=02&d=20140130&t=2&i=833991093&w=&fh=&fw=&ll=580&pl=378&r=CBREA0T17L300

Pope Francis attends a meeting with Austrian bishops at the Vatican January 30, 2014.

Pope replaces cardinal at head of Vatican financial authority
By Philip Pullella
VATICAN CITY Thu Jan 30, 2014 9:11pm IST

(Reuters) - Pope Francis on Thursday replaced a cardinal who played a senior role in Vatican finances for more than a decade, in his latest move to clear out the old financial guard associated with his predecessor.

The Vatican said the pope had accepted the resignation of Cardinal Atillio Nicora as president of the Vatican's Financial Information Authority (AIF), its internal regulatory watchdog.

Nicora, 76, held high-level roles in Vatican finances since 2002. He was replaced by Bishop Giorgio Corbellini, 66, who has a track record of reform within the Vatican bureaucracy.

The move, which follows the replacement of four cardinals connected to the Vatican bank on January 15, came as Francis is approaching the first anniversary of a pontificate marked by austerity and sobriety.

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1. Sort of like watching a new President replace the old generals, one by one. nt