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The Vatican bank remains a mystery, defined by an astonishing lack of accountability—2.5 billion dollars were embezzled from parishes in the United States—and an ongoing pedophilia crisis. Domestically, a parish has closed on average once a week, in part due to shifting demographics, in part due to unprecedented Catholic downsizing. Jason Berry, the quintessential investigative author on the Church and a practicing Catholic, talks to On the Fly & Guernica about the Church’s state of extreme disarray.

Aditi Sriram

Aditi Sriram’s writing has appeared in The Atlantic, The Guardian, Narratively, and, best of all, Guernica. Visit her website to read more of her work.

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