The Vatican Connection
Only thirty three days after his election, Pope Jon Paul I died in strange circumstances. Almost immediately rumors of a cover-up began to circulate around the Vatican. The Vatican Connection tells an extraordinary story: behind the Pope's death lay a dark and complex web of corruption within the Church that involved the Freemasons, Opus Dei, Mafia and the murder of the "Pope's Banker" Roberto Calvi.
The Vatican Connection Book
The book The Vatican Connection by Richard Hammer offers a remarkable story of the multimillion-dollar deal in counterfeit stocks and bonds between the Mafia, bankers and the Vatican of Pope Paul VI, focusing on the work of New York police detective Joseph Coffey whose investigation broke the case. It's an intriguing story of the Vatican ties to Italian financier Roberto Calvi, president of Banco Ambrosiano, in which the Vatican bank held a significant stake. In 1982, Calvi's bank collapsed after the disappearance of 1.3 billion Dollars. His body was found hanging under a London bridge, and there has been debate since over whether it was murder or suicide.
The Vatican Connection Movie
To be released to cinemas in 2009, The Vatican Connection movie is directed by Fred Schepisi ("I.Q.", "Family Business"). The tag line of The Vatican Connection movie will be "...some memories are best forgotten... ".