Vatican
police chief Domenico Giani, who is also Pope Francis' Chief Bodyguard on
Monday October 14, announced his resignation following the leak of a Vatican
police flyer which identified five Holy See employees who were suspended as
part of a financial investigation.
The
Vatican said Giani bore no responsibility for the leak but he resigned to
ensure the serenity of the investigation and “out of love for the church and
faithfulness” to the Pope.
Though
the identity of the person who leaked the document to the Italian newsweekly
L'Espresso remains unknown, it was gathered that Giani is a 20-year veteran of
the Vatican's security services that have stood by Pope Francis' side and also
jogged alongside his popemobile during hundreds of public appearances and
foreign trips.
The
Pope's Chief Bodyguard who resigned signed the October 2 flyer after his agents
raided two Vatican offices in the investigation of financial irregularities
surrounding a London real estate deal.
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