Editing Pope Clement XII (section)

===Finances===
His first moves as Pope Clement XII were to restore the papal finances. He demanded restitution from the ministers who had abused the confidence of his predecessor. The chief culprit, Cardinal Niccolò Coscia, was heavily fined, [[excommunication|excommunicated]] and sentenced to ten years' imprisonment. Papal finances were also improved through reviving the public lottery, which had been suppressed by the severe morality of Benedict XIII. Soon money poured into Clement XII's treasury, an annual sum amounting to nearly a half million ''[[scudi]]'', enabling him to undertake the extensive building programs for which he is chiefly remembered,<ref name=Loughlin/> but which he was never able to see.