Italian cardinal in the heart of the Vatican “Trial of Centuries”, Angelo Becciu, he published on Tuesday, he withdrew from participating in An upcoming conclusion In order to choose a new pope for the “good church,” ending the days of drama that overshadowed the proceedings.
The status of the Cardinal Becciu, who was convicted of fraud and embezzlement in 2023. year, discussions in days after Papa Francis’ Death In the middle of the question about whether he would participate in Konklab to elect Francis successor or not.
After Padua 2020, Becciu said he would not participate in any future conclusion. But in recent days he claimed to have the right to enter Sikstine chapel with other cardinals 7. Maja.
On Tuesday, 76-year-old Italian issued a statement through his lawyers who said, “What I served in the heart and I will contribute to a common and serenity, as I always made the will of Pope Francis.”
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Who is Angelo burned?
Prior to the embezzlement and nepotism, they appeared about five years ago, Becci was considered one of Francis’s best advisors.
It used to be the influential chief of the Vatican, which was the leading papab candidate.
Born in 1948. in Pattada, Sardinia, 76-year-old was determined by the priesthood in 1972. years, states towards Cardinals Report at the FacultyIndependent research website profiled by cardinals. In 2011. year Pope Benedict XVI appointed Becciu as a substitute for general affairs in the Secretary of State, the third most powerful official in the Vatican, said the report.
Papa Francis later ordained Becci as Cardinal in 2018. year and appointed him as a prefect of the Parliament for the causes of the saints.
But he fell from Grace 2020. When Francis forced him to file his job as the head of the Vatican’s cleaning office and his rights as a cardinal because of States of financial violation.
“Trial of Centuries”
Trial He focused on the Vatican Secretariat from State Investment in the amount of 350m euros in the development of the former Harrod warehouse in luxury apartments. Prosecutors are the alleged Vatican of Moštica and Broker, including Becci, bleached with the Holy Vid to dozens of millions of euros in fees and commissions, and then pulled out the Holy Euro to give control of London buildings.
Berking was sentenced in December 2023. Embezzlement Prevote from the original investment in the amount of 200 million euros in the Fund, as well as for its 125,000 euros of the Vatican donation for charity led by his brother in the Mediterranean Sea.
Becciu was also convicted of using the Vatican money to pay the intelligence analyst, Cecilia Marogogn, which in turn was convicted of use of money for themselves.
Becci denied injustices and attracts conviction and 5-year prison sentence and participated in the pre-conclusions, including Monday.
How does Becci drag affect the conclusion?
The retreat of Becci does not affect the official statistics of the Vatican on the conclusion, because it has never considered it to be eligible to vote.
135 cardinal electricians remained, although the Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni confirmed that two formally announced that they did not come for health reasons, and the number of electrical power plants lead to 133.
Becciu is the younger borders of 80 and technically acceptable to voting, but the Vatican official statistics states him as a “non-Menu”.
The Vatican Document Regulating the Konklav, known for the Latin Name Universe Gregis, is clear that Cardinals below 80 are entitled to the Pope, other than those who were “the consent of the Roman Pontif renounced the cardinals.” He adds that after the Pope died “, the Cardinal Faculty cannot change or rehabilitate them.”
There was never clarity to what waited or as: a sereman statement of Vatican 24. September, 2820. years, he said Francis accepted Beccia to resign the causes of the Saints “and his rights associated with the cardinal.” There is no indication that he is sanctioned canonical.
Francis’ letters Becci before he died
The Italian Dnevnik Domani reported last week that during the initial oversaccessions were presented with two letters Francis before he died that he should not participate in Konklab. The invitation Becciu at Francis’ Will in his statement on Tuesday suggests that the letters were a turnover that convinced him to withdraw from voting.
Becci has stood up to the prominence and power under a conservative pope of Benedict XVI and is very connected to a conservative Vatican Old Guard. While initially became a close advisor to Pope Francis, the later fall of Becciu in the hands of Francis could suggest that it will vote that someone wants to undo some Francine reforms.
After forced Becciu’s resignation, Francis visited Becci on occasions and allowed him to participate in the life of the Vatican. But Francis also changed the Vatican law to enable the criminal court of the city state to process it.
Pope absolute power and fairness of trial
In the meantime, in the meantime, they continue to rotate the integrity of the trials convicted by Becci and eight others. During the proceedings, the Court heard that Francis intervenes on behalf of the prosecutors on behalf of prosecutors and that the Prime Minister of Prosecution against Becciu trained and manipulated outsiders.
Lawyers discovered that the Pope secretly issued four decrees during the investigation to use prosecutors, allowing them to carry out intercept and detention suspects without a judge.
The lawyers cried a misdemeanor in the legal system that the Pope was the Supreme Legislative, Executive and Judicial Government to violate his clients’ basic rights and rob them a fair trial.
The tribunal rejected their objections, but in recent weeks, more evidence of the witness and apparent consent with the Vatican Prosecutor and the Genel of Vatican.
Becciu is free to appeal, which should start in September.
2025-04-30 01:08:00
