'A Corruption scandal gripping the Italian government has crept into the Vatican as a senior cardinal and a former minister come under probe for fraud.

Hardly has the dust settled over the sex scandal in the Catholic Church hierarchy that a new report shows Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe and Pietro Lunardi, a former infrastructure and transport minister have been implicated for aggravated corruption, The Independent newspaper reported on Monday.'

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