God's Banker (41 page)

Authors: Rupert Cornwell

Marcinkus, Archbishop Paul Casimir (main references), 168-9, 245; resume. 16; and Sindona, 40, 53, 54, 66; becomes chairman of IOR, 50; early life, 51-2; meets RC, 54; and Cisalpine (BAH), 92, 208-9; and Banca Cattolica, 105; refuses to help RC, 142, 179; and Opus Dei, 177; and Ambrosiano's end, 189-90, 225-6, 227 229-30 Marelli industrial group, 32 Mariani, Marino, 206 Marinotti, Franco, 37. 38 Mattei, Enrico, 77, 113 Mazzanti, Giorgio, 114 Mazzola, Valerio, 145 Mediobanca, 15,43, 104, 155 Mennini, Alessandro, 16, 118, 121, 142.

143, 187, 188,208.225,240 Mennini, Luigi, 16, 54, 72, 118. 126, 143,

182.187 Merzagora, Cesare, 63, 85 Midland Bank, 115, 143,214 Minervini, Gustavo, 164 Moizzi, Ernesto, 37, 38 Montedison, 40, 76,88, 90 Monti, Attilo, 76

Montini, Giovanni Battista.see Paul VI, Pope

Montini, Lodovico, 212

Montreal Holding, 234

Moratti, Angelo, 74

Moro, Aldo, 91, 103

Morris, Odette, 197

Morris, William, 196, 197

Mozzana, Ruggiero,49, 148, 164, 191,210

Mucci, Luca, 16, 97, 119,126,135

Mussolini, Benito, 30, 31, 45, 46

Nassano, Giorgio, 150

National Westminster Bank, 128, 214

Nesi, Nerio, 169,213

Nicora, Giuseppe, 168

Nidasio, Angelica, 123, 128

Nixon, Richard, 39, 64, 83

Nordeurop Trading Company (later

Astolfine SA), 111,123 Noto, Alfio, 179

Nuovo Banco Ambrosiano, 13, 27,213, 217,219,221,222,241,246

OP, 101 OPEC, 59
Occhio L ',
79

Occhiuto, Antonino, 207-8, 212 Olgiati, Carlo, 92, 143, 148, 149, 210 Olivetti, 15, 153, 155, 156, 157, 158,159,

189, 246 Opus Dei, 176-8,201,202 Orfeo, 70, 92, 111, 167,219,252 Ortolani, Umberto, 37,44, 203,206;

resume, 16; background, 46; and Vatican, 46, 48; and Banco Financeiro, 46, 112, 144; and P-2, 47; and Latin America, 47, 109; and Rizzoli group, 75, 79, 132, 133; and Ambrosiano money, 235, 236 Ossola, Rinaldo, 243 Ottone, Piero, 79

P-2 freemasons' lodge (main references), 93, 203, 238; outlawed (1981), 20, 133; finances of, 21; RC joins 44; nature of, 45,47, 48; membership lists, 45, 47,114, 134, 136; Latin American links, 47,236; American links, 47; and Rizzoli group, 73, 75, 78; and Genghini group, 93, 125; repercussions of discovery, 152; and De Benedetti, 158; and RC's death, 199; and
Corriere,
224-5 Paccheti, 60, 61-2, 63, 69, 71, 84, 105,

111,112,234 Padalino, Giulio, 90, 94, 95, 96, 106,159,
221

PaeseSera
, 72, 124

Pahlevis, 172

Palazzini, Cardinal, 177

Pandolfi.Filippo Maria, 101, 103

Paribas, 32

Parlato, Giuseppe, 38

Pasargiklian, Vahan, 69

Paul, Dr David, 200

Paul VI, Pope, 28, 40, 51, 52, 53, 55,60,

91,177,212 Pazienza, Francesco (main references), resume, 16; background, 140; meets RC, 141; as "international adviser", 141; arrogant behaviour, 148, 158, 174; pressurizes RC, 161, 244; and Vianini, 171, 232-3; consortium idea, 172-3, 179; in London, 193, 195; payment of, 236

Pecorelli, Mino, 101

Pellicani, Emilio, 181, 182,238

Permafiex, 46

Peron,Juan,46

Pertini, President, 228

Pesenti, Carlo, 16, 41, 57, 66, 90, 99,124,

166,167,180,186,224 Petromin, 114 Piazzesi, Gianfranco, 48 Piccoli, Flaminio, 141, 158,201 Pirelli, 42

Pisanu, Giuseppe, 239

Pius XI, Pope, 28, 243

Pius XII, Pope, 55,209

Prefecture for Economic Affairs, 55

Prima Linea
, 97

Prisco, Giuseppe, 165, 180 "Proletarian Autonomy", 108 Propaganda Lodge,45 Propaganda-2,
see
P-2 freemasons' lodge Puzo, Mario, 44

Radicals, 134

Ratti, Achille
see
Pius XI, Pope Ratti, Franco, 28, 29
Razza Padrona
(Scalfari and Turani), 67 Recioto account, Zurich, 137, 235 Red Brigades, 91, 97, 103, 105, 186 Rekofinanz, 70, 252, 253 Republicans, 15, 113, 139.210 Rizzoli, Alberto, 223 Rizzoli. Andrea, 74, 75, 76 Rizzoli, Angelo, 74

Rizzoli, Angelo, Jnr, 16, 74, 75, 133, 135,

136, 139, 153, 159, 222, 223, 224 Rizzoli publishing group (main references), 112, 141, 188, 235-6; and P-2, 73, 75, 78, 235; and
Corriere,
73, 74-5, 76, 78, 132-3, 150, 219; origins, 74; plans for, 79; debts of, 132, 222-3; rescue plans, 135-7. 139; Bank of Italy forces sale, 150, 153, 160; arrest of Rizzolis, 223 Rosone. Roberto (main references), resume, 16; and foreign banks, 143; background, 147-8; tries to remove RC, 148; becomes deputy chairman, 149; shot in legs, 175, 203, 239, 241; acting chairman. 184, 187; and IOR, 187-8, 190; Power struggle, 190; and severance pay, 240-41 Rossi, Guido, 17, 130-32, 161, 186,219,
220

Rothschild, Evelyn de, 43, 61 Rothschild Bank, 186,235 Rovelli, Nino, 88, 98, 100 Royal Bank of Canada, 178 Rueta, Silva, 109

SACF., 121

SGI (Societa Generale lmmobiliare), 40,

41,42,54,65 SIR. 88, 90, 98, 100 STET, 209

"St Peter's Pence", 53, 55, 229, 233 Sandinistas, 95, 109,236,244 Sansinvest, 70, 252 Sapi, 70, 82, 252

Sarcinelli, Mario, 17, 89, 90, 95, 96,98. 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 105, 106, 111, 125, 130, 148, 208, 245 Saudi, Abdullah, 127 Savignano, Aristide, 24
Savoia, 76 Scalfari, 67

Schlesinger, Piero, 213

Scotti, Duke Tommaso Gallarati, 29, 31

Securities and Exchange Commission, 130

Sektorinvest, 70, 252

Sica, Domenico, 199

Siegenthaler, Pierre, 17, 50, 70-71, 94,

115,123,176,178 Sindona, Michele (main references), resume, 17; influence on RC, 23, 35; early life, 36-7; and IOR, 37, 38, 53, 54, 57; meets RC, 38-9; and SGI,

41, 65; uses foreign front companies,

2; and La Centrale, 42, 43; and Bastogi, 42, 43, 58; and P-2, 47; and Pacchetti, 60, 61, 62; and Franklin, 63, 65, 82, 104, 106; losses, 64, 66; flees Italy, 65; and "list of 500", 65-6,107; revenge on RC, 83, 84; RC pays, 85; and Ambrosoli, 104, 105,106; jailed, 107; and Gelli's downfall, 133,134; bankruptcy trial, 240

Snia Viscosa, 37, 38 Social Democrats, 113, 213 Socialist Party, 14, 24, 25, 31, 72, 75, 103, 113,114, 115,116-17, 144-5, 149,154, 198,213,215,218,244 Societa Generale Immobiliare,
see
SGI Solidarity, 21, 202, 237,241 Somoza, Anastasio, 95, 236, 244 Spada, Massimo, 37, 126,138 Spadolini, Giovanni, 20,139, 183, 210, 215

Spaventa, Luigi, 164 Steelinvest, 61 Stibam, 241 Suez, 32

Suprafin, 69, 70, 71, 72, 79, 80, 92,188, 231,234,252

TV Sorrisi e Canzoni
, 188, 234, 237 Tanlongo, Bernardo, 22 Tassan Din, Bruno, 17, 75, 76, 78, 79, 132-3, 134, 135, 136, 137, 139, 153,158, 223,224,235,245 Teclefin, 71

Tesauri, Tito, 181-2,238

Tonello, Antonio, 138,145

Toro Assicurazioni, 60, 63, 80, 81, 95,

119, 125, 138,144,252 Tovini, Monsignor Giuseppe, 27, 28, 168,
212

Tradinvest Bank and Trust, 115,116 Turani, 67

Turone, Giuliano, 16, 133-4,139

UBS (Union Bank of Switzerland), 84, 209

UTC (United Trading Corporation), 71,

94, 111, 112,123, 147,214,231,235 Ulricor, 69-70, 71,111, 252, 253 Ultrafin, 58

Union Bank of Switzerland,
see
UBS United Trading Corporation,
see
UTC Ursini, Raffaele, 88

Valgiurata, Giuseppe Zanon di, 145 Vatican (main references), 24, 126, 201, 226, 233; and Ambrosiano's end, 21, 25; and Sindona, 37, 39, 40-41, 42, 54, 66, 210; background, 55; and Banca Cattolica del Veneto, 61, 62; and RC's imprisonment, 139-40,141, 142; and front companies, 150,153, 214; and Vianini, 171, 232; and Opus Dei, 177-8, 202; shareholding, 206-7; Bank of Italy accuses, 221; discussions with Italy, 227-8,229,243
Vatican Connection, The
(Hammer), 57 Venerabile Fabbrica del Duomo, 29,168, 252

Venturini, Paolo, 159

Vetco Industries, 57

Vianini, 171,188, 232, 234,237

Visentini, Bruno, 153-4

Vitalone, Wilfredo, 196

Vittor, Silvano, 182,193,194,195,196,

197,204-5,238 Voxson, 235

Walesa, Lech, 241

Watergate, 40, 83

Week, Philippe de, 209,213

Whitelaw, William, 199

Wojtyla, Carol,
see
John Paul II, Pope