Vatican Bank Capitulation Embodies Post-Conciliar Naturalism
The Vatican News portal (November 13, 2025) reports that the Institute for the Works of Religion (IOR) reinstated Silvia Carlucci and Domenico Fabiani, a married couple fired in October 2024 for violating the bank’s prohibition on employing spouses. The Association of Lay Employees of the Vatican (ADLV) hailed this negotiated settlement – reached after the couple filed a wrongful termination lawsuit – as a “victory for common sense,” claiming the IOR’s rule “would clearly be unconstitutional in Italy.” The union further criticized the Vatican’s lack of “social safety nets,” framing the case as a labor rights issue requiring alignment with secular norms.









