Vatican Trial: Texts Reveal Behind-the-Scenes Maneuvering

Imagine a big church trial about money.

Two women had secret chats about it.

They talked about how to help a man, Perlasca, change his story to blame others.

They knew the Pope and others knew what they were doing.

One of them told the other to say that everyone was involved, but that in court, they had to pretend they weren't.

They also said that the police commissioner had given instructions to help change Perlasca's testimony to focus on other suspects.

These chats and an audio recording suggest possible manipulation behind the scenes.