A cardinal convicted of fraud and embezzlement by the Vatican and designated as a “non-elector” is demanding he be allowed to participate in the process to elect the next pontiff, as thousands of mourning faithful line up to pay their last respects to Pope Francis in Rome.
Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu, 76, was investigated for taking part in an investment scheme involving a property in London, which wound up costing the church tens of millions of dollars.
Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu, once a powerful figure within the Catholic Church, was stripped of his conclave voting rights after the Vatican convicted him of embezzlement and fraud. SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images
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Upon his conviction by a Vatican tribunal of judges, he was ordered to serve a
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