Top 10 Dark Secrets of the Vatican

1The Vatican made money off of the Holocaust

The Vatican made money off of the Holocaust


2The Vatican helped Nazis escape the Allied Powers in World War II

The Vatican helped Nazis escape the Allied Powers in World War II


3The Vatican had ties with the Mafia

The Vatican had ties with the Mafia


4The Vatican has Swiss Guards

The Vatican has Swiss Guards


5The Vatican has the highest crime rate of any nation

The Vatican has the highest crime rate of any nation


6The Vatican gave Nazis gold

The Vatican gave Nazis gold


7Two modern day Popes have performed exorcisms

Two modern day Popes have performed exorcisms


8Popes can resign

Popes can resign


9You can read the letters to the Pope

You can read the letters to the Pope


10The Vatican Bank isn't in the books


11Not every pope has lived in the Vatican

Not every pope has lived in the Vatican


12Angel Gomez, Chief Exorcist of the Vatican, performed 100,000+ exorcisms


13The posthumous trial of Pope Formosus

The posthumous trial of Pope Formosus