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The Vatican had branded the kidnapping a "despicable terrorist act" and demanded that he be freed. The Vatican said that a ransom of $200,000 had been initially demanded.
 
The word is, no ransom was paid.  Of course, there never would be an admission of paying a ransom.  I suspect there was a ransom paid because the terrorists do not free people out of their own good will.
 
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,144680,00.html