The “Becciu case” is causing “suffering” among the cardinals In the meetings prior to these days, the Purpurado Italiano Fernando Filoni told journalists upon arrival at the Synod’s classroom where the congregations are held.
Angelo Becciu is participating in general congregations such as the rest of the 252 cardinals, of which 134 will enter the conclave when they are under 80 years and the statistics of the Vatican tell him as a non -voter.
The Italian Cardinal, 76, He was sentenced to five years and 6 months in prison for a case of financial irregularities.
In 2020, The late Pope Francis suspended him, stripping it of the “rights associated with cardinal” After knowing its involvement in financial irregularities.
But he did not suspend his duties and among those corresponding to a cardinal There is the choice of a new Pope, some analysts explain.
Becciu, First Cardinal Court by a Criminal Court of the Vatican, He was also sentenced to “perpetual” disqualification to exercise charges at the Holy See.
But in recent days, the cardinal He assured that he had the right to participate in the conclave, in which the next Pope will be chosen and will begin on May 7.
“The Pope recognized my prerogatives cardinals as intact since there was no explicit will to exclude myself from the conclave or request from my explicit resignation in writing “, The newspaper declared the newspaper UNION SARDA.
The head of the Vatican Press Room, Matteo Bruni, explained that this Monday The cardinals had not adopted “any deliberation at the moment” on the “Becciu case”.
However, the media had already informed On two letters signed by Francisco in which it was indicated that Becciu could not participate in the conclave, But, according to the purple until now, the Pope assured him that he had resolved the issue in his favor.
Why was Cardinal condemned?
The scandal exploded When it transcends the purchase of a building in the London heartin Sloane Avenue, an old headquarters of the Harrods galleries in the exclusive Barrio de Chelsea.
Durante el proceso surgieron otros delitos financieros cometidos presuntamente por Becciu, como las donaciones de 125 mil euros que el cardenal ingresó en la cuenta de una asociación, vinculada a la Cáritas sarda de Ozieri, su lugar natal, and that at that time one of his brothers presided.
What finally decided Becciu?
After knowing Francisco’s letters, The cardinal then accepted to step back “for the good of the church”according to Vatican media.
Becciu made his decision after the general congregation of the cardinals held on Monday, in which it was decided that the conclave begins on May 7 and in which at least one document signed by Francisco was shown which indicated that Becciu could not participate in the conclave.
With the back of the cardinal One of the cases that represented a problem for the next conclave is closed.