Vatican suspends outside audit of finances while reviewing contract

[Warren Stupidity]

Four months after announcing it had hired the firm PricewaterhouseCoopers to conduct an external audit of its finances, the Vatican has suspended the work underway.

“Issues have emerged regarding the meaning and scope of certain clauses of the contract (with PwC) and their methods of implementation,” said Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi, Vatican spokesman, in a statement on April 26.

Shooting down rumours that had been flying around for a week after news of the audit’s suspension broke, Fr Lombardi insisted the pause had nothing to do with how PwC staff were conducting the audit and in no way indicated internal Vatican opposition to the audit specifically or to financial transparency in general.

Sure, whatever you say, pal. Firing the auditors stinks of corruption.

[trotsky]

1. Pbbbt, PricewaterhouseCoopers, they must be some rinky-dink outfit.

I'm sure the Vatican has nothing to hide.




Sorry, couldn't keep a straight face.