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- The Vatican has been ordered by English courts to disclose sensitive emails and texts between senior clerics.
- Vatican lawyers attempted to keep the emails and messages secret, claiming they were covered by "pontifical secret."
- The documentation is part of a legal battle known as the "Vatican's trial of the century," involving accusations of defrauding the Catholic Church.
- The case revolves around a property deal where the Vatican invested £124 million in a former Harrods warehouse in Chelsea.
- British financier Raffaele Mincione is accused of defrauding the Vatican by inflating the property's price when selling it in 2018.
- Mr. Mincione claims innocence and that the Vatican has not provided evidence of his alleged wrongdoing.
- This case marks the first time the Vatican faces trial in English courts in its 2,000-year history.
- Lawyers for the fund manager requested communications between high-ranking church officials overseeing the Vatican's investment.
- The Vatican argued that these communications should be considered state secrets under "pontifical secrets."
- The court ruled in favor of disclosing the communications and ordered the Vatican to cover Mr. Mincione's costs.
- The case has faced numerous challenges, including dropped charges and issues with freezing bank accounts.
- Mr. Mincione hopes that the full facts of the case will become clear in due course.
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