The Vatican lacks any "comprehensive communication strategy," wrote Julieta Valls Noyes, the No. 2 official at the U. S. embassy to the Holy See in a February 2009 cable back to Washington.

梵蒂冈没有任何“全面的交际策略，”朱丽叶·瓦尔斯·诺伊斯美国大使馆在罗马教廷的2号官员在2009年2月发电传回华盛顿时说。

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Cardinals heard a briefing Monday from the Vatican No. 2 about another stain on the Holy See's reputation, the Vatican bank.

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