Dear Doves,

                 As if it's controversal attack upon the Catholic Church over demands that it's hospitals provide

abortion, birth control and agents used to terminate pregnancies wasn't enough of an affront to all

Christians, now the Regimes putting the Vatican on an international watch list as a criminal

organization that launders money. The battle's joined and we had better contact our elected officials

and demand they stand up and denounce this affont to all that call themselves Christians.

 

                                                                                          Agape,

                                                                                                     Mike Curtiss

US tags Vatican as a money laundering concern

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Obama administration is for the first time citing Vatican City as a potential hub for money laundering.

The State Department's annual International Narcotics Control Strategy Report released Wednesday identifies the Holy See as one of 68 countries or jurisdictions "of concern" for money laundering or other financial crimes. Officials said the Vatican is on the list because it isn't clear whether a year-old anti-money laundering regime is effective.

The report, which places Belgium, Ireland, Portugal and South Korea on the same list, identifies countries that may be vulnerable to money laundering. It looks at national laws to fight financial crime, their enforcement and the size of the banking sector. Major economies, including the U.S., Britain and Japan, are identified as countries of primary concern for money laundering.