God's Bankers : A History of Money and Power at the Vatican (Hardcover)

from revslick

Wow! what a ride through the best and worst of the money trail at the Vatican. Two quick notes: some of their bankers make Wall ST look likes sheep and It is amazing Pope Pius XII wasn't excommunicated, banished or at the very least run out of town.

from stillatim

A great "non-fiction" book, in the sense that it's gripping and racy, but not particularly good history (it's a chronicle, a recording of facts, rather than an understanding of them) nor a good book. This latter is the thing's main problem: the subtitle was clearly an afterthought, and Posner has...

from addunn3

Important history that helps fill in some of the "devilry" that went on during and after the war through the Vatican financial system. Well documented, and a good companion read for the book "The Pope and Mussollni".

from dele2451

A deep dive into the murky finances of The Vatican Bank. A true fiscal saga that includes Nazis, the Mafia, ultra rich tax evaders, and corrupt clerics and politicians. Posner really had to do his homework to amass this amount of detailed information. If financial intelligence or banking regulato...

from writemoves

Riveting and well researched expose of the Vatican Bank and the Catholic Church. If you have ever donated money to the Catholic Church, you will be very interested in how this money may have been used. Not necessarily for humanitarian or charity purposes. The character, intelligence and judgment ...