Vatican
City, 19 July 2013 (VIS) – This morning the Secretary of State
released the following communique on the Holy Father's chirograph for
the establishment of a Pontifical Commission on the
economic-administrative structure of the Holy See:
“The
Holy Father, by a chirograph dated 18 July, has established a
Pontifical Commission for Reference on the Organisation of the
economic-administrative structure of the Holy See.
The
Commission will gather information, report to the Holy Father and
co-operate with the Council of Cardinals for the study of the
organisational and economic problems of the Holy See, in order to
draft reforms of the institutions of the Holy See, with the aim of a
“simplification and rationalisation of the existing bodies and more
careful planning of the economic activities of all the Vatican
Administrations”.
As
explained in the Chirograph, the Committee will “offer the
technical support of specialist advice and develop strategic
solutions for improvement, so as to avoid the misuse of economic
resources, to improve transparency in the processes of purchasing
goods and services; to refine the administration of goods and real
estate; to work with ever greater prudence in the financial sphere;
to ensure correct application of accounting principles; and to
guarantee healthcare and social security benefits to all those
eligible”.
The
Commission will be able to collaborate, on request, with the working
Group of eight Cardinals in drafting a plan for the reform of the
Apostolic Constitution “Pastor Bonus” on the Roman Curia.
The
aims and the appointments of the Commission are described in detail
in the Chirograph itself.
The
members of the Commission are laypeople, experts in “legal,
economic, financial and organisational matters”, currently eminent
consultants or reviewers for Vatican or ecclesiastical economic
institutions. The only member of the clergy is the Secretary.
The
eight members are:
Dr.
Joseph FX Zahra (Malta), President
Msgr.
Lucio Angel Vallejo Balda (Secretary of the Prefecture for Economic
Affairs), Secretary
Mr
Jean-Baptiste de Franssu (France)
Dr.
Enrique Llano (Spain)
Dr.
Jochen Messemer (Germany)
Ms.
Francesca Immacolata Chaouqui (Italy)
Mr.
Jean Videlain-Sevestre (France)
Mr.
George Yeo (Singapore)
Dr.
Zahra and Dr. Messemer are international reviewers of the Prefecture
of Economic Affairs of the Holy See.
The
Commission will begin its work as soon as possible. A first meeting
is scheduled for shortly after the Holy Father’s return from
Brazil.
The
Holy Father hopes for a happy and productive collaboration between
the Commission and the Vatican Administrations associated with its
work.”
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