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Disgraced Cardinal Becciu formally withdraws from participation in conclave to elect pope
Becciu rose to prominence and power under conservative Pope Benedict XVI and is very much affiliated with the conservative Vatican old guard. While he initially became a close adviser to Pope Francis, Becciu’s subsequent downfall at the hands of Francis might suggest he would have voted for someone keen to undo some of Francis’ reforms.
Vatican: Italian cardinal, convicted for fraud, says won’t enter papal conclave to elect next pope
Italian Cardinal Angelo Becciu, the most senior Catholic Church official to have been convicted, announced on Tuesday that he would not participate in the secret conclave to elect the next pope. Read
The Vatican said that Francis had stripped a convicted cardinal, Angelo Becciu, of his right to vote for the next pope.
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Disgraced Cardinal Becciu agrees to obey Francis' wishes and leave conclaveBecciu was sentenced to nearly five years in prison after a Vatican criminal court found him guilty of fraud and embezzlement ...
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With 135 cardinals eligible to vote, the coming conclave is set to be the largest in the history of the Catholic Church and ...
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