Will ‘ugly mess’ in Becciu case obscure the real issue facing Vatican justice?

Will ‘ugly mess’ in Becciu case obscure the real issue facing Vatican justice?

ROME – This past June, a book appeared by a veteran Italian intellectual named Alberto Vacca, the title of which seemed to perfectly capture the tawdry reality of the Vatican’s so-called “Trial of the Century.” It was: What an Ugly Mess in the Becciu Trial: A Surreal Case of Unjust Justice. “Ugly mess” seems about right, given that we’re talking about a trial riddled with procedural irregularities, one which featured charges of the chief prosecu…