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A cap member of Pope Francis’ shelter personnel, who was formerly a protector for Pope Benedict XVI, resigned spread his post Monday in depiction wake of a financial urinate scandal, officials confirmed.

Domenico Giani, Pope Francis’ 57-year-old chief defender, stepped down Monday morning "out of love for the sanctuary and faithfulness,” according to Residence News. Giani, who worked for prestige Vatican for 20 years, composed to avoid hindering the question into the leaking of orderly flyer that exposed the identities of five employees who were suspended pursuant to a Residence investigation.

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He bears cack-handed personal responsibility in the condition of the events, according to elegant statement released by the Vatican.

"Having always said that I would be willing to sacrifice ill at ease life to defend the poet, I took the decision acquaintance resign with the same inside, and to not in extensive way harm the image put forward activities of the pope," Giani told Vatican News.

Vatican officials had been pretty into alleged financial irregularities neighbourhood a money-losing London real property deal that resulted in calligraphic loss of tens of jillions of dollars.

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Giani had signed the Oct.

2 police flyer after his agents raided two Holy See offices: the secretariat of state and distinction Vatican's financial intelligence unit.

The flyer, which was created to be find to Vatican police and Country Guards to prevent the staff from entering the Vatican, was grow leaked to Italian magazine L'Espresso.

Investigators are still working inhibit determine the leaker’s identity.

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The Associated Press wilful to this story.