because Cardinal Bertone had clarified the situation with the Holy Father in person." On 3 October 2017, Gianantonio Bandera, an Italian businessman whose now-bankrupt contracting firm renovated the apartment, testified that Bertone personally oversaw the renovation and contacted him directly without taking bids, as would ordinarily be required. On 14 October 2017, the three-judge tribunal acquitted Spina and convicted Profiti of a lesser offense of abuse of office. They took into account the defence argument that the money was intended as an investment to benefit the hospital rather than Bertone's apartment. Profiti was also given a one-year jail sentence, less than the three-year sentence the prosecution had sought. External links Bambino Gesù website See also List of children's hospitals Healthcare in Italy References Properties of the Holy See Hospitals in Rome Hospitals established in 1869 Rome R. XIII Trastevere 1869 establishments in the Papal States Children's hospitals in Italy Health in Vatican City Extraterritorial jurisdiction