The documents show that allegations of corruption and money laundering were a concern for a number of high-ranking prelates, including Carlo Maria Vigano, who is now the papal nuncio in Washington, D.

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It said three priests and one former priest, from the diocese of St Andrews and Edinburgh, had complained to the Pope's representative to Britain, nuncio Antonio Mennini, in the week before 11 February.

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The newspaper revealed that three priests and one former priest from the diocese of St Andrews and Edinburgh complained to the Pope's representative to Britain, nuncio Antonio Mennini, in the week before 11 February over allegations dating back to the 1980s.

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The Observer reported that the three priests and one former priest - from the diocese of St Andrews and Edinburgh - complained to the Pope's representative to Britain, nuncio Antonio Mennini, of what they claimed was the cardinal's inappropriate behaviour towards them in the 1980s.

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