![]() ![]() But two decades later, when the corruption scandal unfolded and rocked Italy to its foundations, the web of intrigues and series of hitherto inexplicable high profile assassinations diligently chronicled in Yallop’s best seller were authenticated. Notable amongst those to have been affected, directly or obliquely, by the raft of reforms were the powerful head of the Vatican Bank, Archbishop Paul Marcinkus the ubiquitous Italian Mafia the puppet master, Licio Gelli the President of Banco Ambrosiano, Roberto Calvi, also known as God’s Banker and prominent Italian politicians.Īt first mention, Yallop’s hair raising findings were dismissed as rumours. ![]() Those who allegedly despatched the Pope to the great beyond thought they were acting in God’s name. In the said book, Yallop alleged, among others, that Pope John Paul 1, Albino Luciani, was murdered, in cold blood, to pre-empt an impending and comprehensive set of radical reforms, which would have upset a cabal which had a firm grip on the Vatican and Italian society. He published an explosive book entitled: In God’s Name. In 1984, the stellar investigative writer, David Yallop, made literary waves. ![]()
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