Vatican denies free Christmas crib linked to corruption scandal

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Vatican denies free Christmas crib linked to corruption scandal

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/vatican-denies-free-christmas-crib-linked-corruption-scandal-173424507.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/.y3vlqEiGDsr._bb3DTk8w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-12-14T174716Z_1_CBRE8BD1DEU00_RTROPTP_2_POPE-CHRISTMAS-TREE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="The Vatican Christmas tree is lit up after a ceremony in Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican" align="left" title="The Vatican Christmas tree is lit up after a ceremony in Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican" border="0" /></a>VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The Vatican said on Thursday there was no link between its decision to accept the gift of a nativity scene in St Peter's Square and allegations that it had previously paid inflated prices to have them built. This year's larger-than-life Christmas tableau depicting the biblical scene of Jesus' birth, worth about 90,000 euros ($120,000), was donated by the southern region of Basilicata, one of Italy's poorest. ...</p><br clear="all"/>

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