9 Dirty Secrets of the Catholic Church

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9 dirty secrets of the Catholic Church! These dark & dirty acts of the Catholic religion changed the history. Subscribe for new videos: http://goo.gl/SaufF4 7: The baby-stealing scheme Fascist-Catholic relationships were not only limited within Germany and Italy, but also extended to Spain. After Fascist dictator Francisco Franco managed to overthrow Spain's elected government in the late 1930s, he developed a close relationship with the country's Catholic Church. Seeking to purify Spain from leftist ideals, Franco had Catholic-run hospitals steal babies from "undesirable" parents. This was to ensure that future generations would not grow up opposing him. In a lot of cases, nurses would secretly swap newborn babies with dead babies preserved in ice in order to fool the parents into thinking that the babies had suddenly died. The stolen babies would then be sold for adoption to "approved" families. It is estimated that as many as 300,000 babies had been stolen over the course of five decades. Surprisingly, Spain's Catholic Church continued the practice until 1987, well over a decade after Dictator Franco's death. About 15% 6: Scandals of the Vatican Bank The Vatican has a long history of corruption when it comes to financing. Catholic congregations and donors from around the world are generous enough to pour money into the church, thinking it would all go to a good cause. But the truth is, a lot of the money goes to shady activities. The Vatican Bank has been involved in money laundering for decades. In 2013, two former top executives at the Vatican bank were charged for breaking Italian laws in a large money laundering scheme. Italian authorities claimed that the bank harbored money from corrupt officials, companies, as well as the Mafia. The Vatican has long established ties with the Italian Mafia, reportedly even accepting 1 billion lire in 1990 to have Italian mobster Enrico De Pedis buried in a basilica next to pope and cardinals. During the Second World War, the Vatican bank is believed to have collaborated with Nazis and other Fascist groups to harbor and smuggle looted money and gold. A class action 5: Vatican leaks scandal In 2012, the Catholic Church's reputation got tarnished greatly due to the Vatican leaks scandal, otherwise known as Vatileaks, a play on the Wikileaks name. It began early that year when an Italian TV program named "The Untouchables" featured a number of scandals within the Vatican. The issue escalated the following months with the leak of documents that exposed various corruptions within the Church. Among the documents were letters from Vatican officials addressed to the pope complaining of corruption in the Church's finances. In addition to that, an internal Vatican investigation uncovered the blackmailing of homosexual Catholic priests 3: Forced castration A Castrato is a type of classical singing which requires male singers to sing at a high range equivalent to that of sopranos. In order to create the high vocal range, male singers are castrated before puberty so their vocal range would remain unchanged by the normal physiological events at puberty. Since the 1500s, the Catholic Church had been creating castrato choir boys by removing their testicles at a young age. Their reasoning is that according to the Bible women are not allowed to sing at Church, so only male singers are allowed - who would have to be subject to castration to ensure a high vocal range. This is an extremely cruel practice, as the boys would be unable to live normal lives. The practice 2: Supporting the ivory trade The illegal ivory trade is a horrible practice that causes the deaths of tens of thousands of innocent animals every year, mainly elephants. African and Asian elephants are hunted down by illegal poachers only to have their tusks cut off, and the rest of their body discarded. Similar to diamonds, Africa's ivory trade has become a large source of income for local warlords and terrorists. In order to end the senseless killing of one of the most intelligent species on Earth, a multilateral treaty known as CITES has been drafted and signed by 182 countries. The treaty's aim is to ensure that international trade of any wildlife specimen would not threaten the 1: Links with the Mafia When Italy became unified as a single state in the mid 1800s, the Vatican lost its many territories known as the Papal States. Infuriated, the Pope considered himself a "prisoner" of the state, and sought to establish links with alternate forms of authority such as the Mafia. This is considered the beginning of the relationship between the two powerful organizations - a relationship which is believed to have lasted to this very day. Local crime syndicates sometimes try to maintain a link with the Catholic Church, as if to guarantee redemption for their actions. The Church has for many years refused to denounce the Mafia

9 Dirty Secrets of the Catholic Church

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9 dirty secrets of the Catholic Church! These dark & dirty acts of the Catholic religion changed the history. Subscribe for new videos: http://goo.gl/SaufF4 7: The baby-stealing scheme Fascist-Catholic relationships were not only limited within Germany and Italy, but also extended to Spain. After Fascist dictator Francisco Franco managed to overthrow Spain's elected government in the late 1930s, he developed a close relationship with the country's Catholic Church. Seeking to purify Spain from leftist ideals, Franco had Catholic-run hospitals steal babies from "undesirable" parents. This was to ensure that future generations would not grow up opposing him. In a lot of cases, nurses would secretly swap newborn babies with dead babies preserved in ice in order to fool the parents into thinking that the babies had suddenly died. The stolen babies would then be sold for adoption to "approved" families. It is estimated that as many as 300,000 babies had been stolen over the course of five decades. Surprisingly, Spain's Catholic Church continued the practice until 1987, well over a decade after Dictator Franco's death. About 15% 6: Scandals of the Vatican Bank The Vatican has a long history of corruption when it comes to financing. Catholic congregations and donors from around the world are generous enough to pour money into the church, thinking it would all go to a good cause. But the truth is, a lot of the money goes to shady activities. The Vatican Bank has been involved in money laundering for decades. In 2013, two former top executives at the Vatican bank were charged for breaking Italian laws in a large money laundering scheme. Italian authorities claimed that the bank harbored money from corrupt officials, companies, as well as the Mafia. The Vatican has long established ties with the Italian Mafia, reportedly even accepting 1 billion lire in 1990 to have Italian mobster Enrico De Pedis buried in a basilica next to pope and cardinals. During the Second World War, the Vatican bank is believed to have collaborated with Nazis and other Fascist groups to harbor and smuggle looted money and gold. A class action 5: Vatican leaks scandal In 2012, the Catholic Church's reputation got tarnished greatly due to the Vatican leaks scandal, otherwise known as Vatileaks, a play on the Wikileaks name. It began early that year when an Italian TV program named "The Untouchables" featured a number of scandals within the Vatican. The issue escalated the following months with the leak of documents that exposed various corruptions within the Church. Among the documents were letters from Vatican officials addressed to the pope complaining of corruption in the Church's finances. In addition to that, an internal Vatican investigation uncovered the blackmailing of homosexual Catholic priests 3: Forced castration A Castrato is a type of classical singing which requires male singers to sing at a high range equivalent to that of sopranos. In order to create the high vocal range, male singers are castrated before puberty so their vocal range would remain unchanged by the normal physiological events at puberty. Since the 1500s, the Catholic Church had been creating castrato choir boys by removing their testicles at a young age. Their reasoning is that according to the Bible women are not allowed to sing at Church, so only male singers are allowed - who would have to be subject to castration to ensure a high vocal range. This is an extremely cruel practice, as the boys would be unable to live normal lives. The practice 2: Supporting the ivory trade The illegal ivory trade is a horrible practice that causes the deaths of tens of thousands of innocent animals every year, mainly elephants. African and Asian elephants are hunted down by illegal poachers only to have their tusks cut off, and the rest of their body discarded. Similar to diamonds, Africa's ivory trade has become a large source of income for local warlords and terrorists. In order to end the senseless killing of one of the most intelligent species on Earth, a multilateral treaty known as CITES has been drafted and signed by 182 countries. The treaty's aim is to ensure that international trade of any wildlife specimen would not threaten the 1: Links with the Mafia When Italy became unified as a single state in the mid 1800s, the Vatican lost its many territories known as the Papal States. Infuriated, the Pope considered himself a "prisoner" of the state, and sought to establish links with alternate forms of authority such as the Mafia. This is considered the beginning of the relationship between the two powerful organizations - a relationship which is believed to have lasted to this very day. Local crime syndicates sometimes try to maintain a link with the Catholic Church, as if to guarantee redemption for their actions. The Church has for many years refused to denounce the Mafia