Pavol Hnilica
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Pavol Hnilica was a Slovak
Roman-Catholic bishop
and Jesuit.
He was a clandestine priest and bishop (since January 2, 1951). He consecrated Ján Chryzostom Korec
. In 1952 he fled from Slovakia and studied and worked mainly in Rome
. He held the title of Titular Bishop of Rusadus, but never held an official post for the Church after his emigration to Italy.
scandal of the 1980s. He was convicted in 1993 of money laundering after he paid $2.8 million in an attempt to obtain evidence that would allegedly clear officials of the "Vatican bank", the Institute for Works of Religion, of blame in the affair.
Slovaks
The Slovaks, Slovak people, or Slovakians are a West Slavic people that primarily inhabit Slovakia and speak the Slovak language, which is closely related to the Czech language.Most Slovaks today live within the borders of the independent Slovakia...
Roman-Catholic bishop
Bishop
A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
and Jesuit.
He was a clandestine priest and bishop (since January 2, 1951). He consecrated Ján Chryzostom Korec
Ján Chryzostom Korec
Ján Chryzostom Korec is a Slovakian Jesuit Cardinal and Bishop Emeritus of the Diocese of Nitra.In his youth Ján Korec was an active Boy Scout....
. In 1952 he fled from Slovakia and studied and worked mainly in Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
. He held the title of Titular Bishop of Rusadus, but never held an official post for the Church after his emigration to Italy.
Banco Ambrosiano scandal
In 1992, Bishop Hnilica was charged with receiving stolen documents in connection with the Banco AmbrosianoBanco Ambrosiano
Banco Ambrosiano was an Italian bank which collapsed in 1982. At the centre of the bank's failure was its chairman, Roberto Calvi and his membership in the illegal Masonic Lodge Propaganda Due...
scandal of the 1980s. He was convicted in 1993 of money laundering after he paid $2.8 million in an attempt to obtain evidence that would allegedly clear officials of the "Vatican bank", the Institute for Works of Religion, of blame in the affair.