Cardinal Angelo Becciu, 76, from Sardinia, Italy. Several days ago, he said he should have the right to vote in the upcoming Conclave, to begin May 7. This morning, he issued a declaration saying he would not insist on his right to vote, and accept that Pope Francis did not wish him to vote. He [...]
Pope Francis with Cardinal Angelo Becciu, some years ago. A verdict in Becciu's two-and-a-half-year trial — dubbed by the press the "Vatical trial of the century" — will come tomorrow afternoon, December 16. A final reflection on this trial... “Those who work at the Holy See and the Vatican City State certainly do so faithfully [...]
Cardinal Angelo Becciu | Vatican News Cardinal Angelo Becciu, 75. A verdict in his two and a half year Vatican "trial of the century" will come on December 14, 15 or 16. But behind this trial with 10 defendants, there are larger forces working, many Italian observers are saying... "Each session of the [...]
"I have seen something else under the sun: The race is not to the swift or the battle to the strong, nor does food come to the wise, or wealth to the brilliant, or favor to the learned; but time and chance happen to them all." —Ecclesiastes, 9:11 "We are not talking about a mere [...]
Cardinal Angelo Becciu | Vatican News Cardinal Angelo Becciu, 75, on Trial This letter is a continuation of the letter the other day, Letter #173 entitled "Old Mazda" (link). In that letter, I noted that Cardinal Angelo Becciu, 75, the Vatican cardinal who has been charged in the Vatican "trial of the century" [...]
