US EditionConvicted Cardinal Becciu claims conclave voting rights; Vatican said ‘no’
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Conclave, first contacts and evidence of alliances between freshmen and great voters: there are neither the archbishop of Milan nor the patriarch of Venice
From the first contacts, from the Bergogliani Grech and Hollerich to the conservatives of Sarah and Burke. Many cardinals do not know each other: the role of Ruini and Schönborn to direct the consents and the weight of the Italian papabili, from Parolin to Pizzaballa
Convicted Cardinal Becciu claims conclave voting rights; Vatican said ‘no’
Convicted Cardinal Angelo Becciu told Sardinian reporters Tuesday that he is permitted to attend the conclave that will elect Pope Francis’ successor, and that a Vatican list designating him a “non-elector” has no legal value.Cardinal Angelo Becciu. Credit: Claude Truong-Ngoc / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)“The pope has recognized my cardinal prerogatives as intact, since there was no explicit will to exclude me from the Conclave nor a reques…
The first riddle of the conclave: will the cardinal whom Francis stripped of his privileges for financial crimes vote?
Angelo Becciu's possible participation is the first question surrounding the proceedings, due to his criminal conviction and the ambiguous status he maintains within the College of Cardinals
The first conflict of the conclave: the cardinal determined to attend, although Pope Francis forbade him
Francisco dismissed Angelo Becciu in 2020 for financial fraud and stripped him of the rights of his office, but he has presented himself to the assembly of cardinals and insists that he wants to participate in the election
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