Rome Newsroom, Nov 5, 2020 / 13:00 pm
A lawyer for Msgr. Mauro Carlino downplayed the suspended Vatican official's involvement in a controversial London property deal, saying that his role was limited and ultimately benefited the Secretariat of State by saving five million euros.
Msgr. Carlino was secretary to Cardinal Angelo Becciu when he was "sostituto," or the second-ranking official, at the Secretariat of State. In October 2019, Carlino was also one of five Vatican employees suspended after a raid on Secretariat of State offices.
While the Vatican has not commented on his current status, Carlino is listed as a resident of the Italian city of Lecce on the website of the local archdiocese.
Salvino Mondello, Carlino's lawyer, responded this week to claims about the suspended secretariat official in an Oct. 15 article in Italian newspaper La Stampa.