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Parolin: There is ‘no connection’ between Pell arrival, Becciu ouster

Oct 2, 2020

Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin has said there is no connection between the timing of the return of Australian Cardinal George Pell to Rome and the recent resignation of Italian Cardinal Angelo Becciu, who are known rivals in the bid to reform the finances of the Holy See.

By Elise Ann Allen

Thoughts on Pope Francis’s ‘great defenestration’ of Cardinal Becciu
- Sep 26, 2020
By now, a great deal has been said and written about the defenestration of Italian Cardinal Angelo Becciu, once arguably the most influential man in the Vatican after the pope himself, who now finds himself suddenly stripped of both his Vatican sinecure and the rights pertaining to being a cardinal.

By John L. Allen Jr.
Cardinal Pell applauds pope’s actions against Cardinal Becciu
- Sep 25, 2020
The sudden resignation of Cardinal Angelo Becciu as prefect of the Congregation for Saints’ Causes due to alleged embezzlement was viewed as a vindication of previous attempts to clean house by Australian Cardinal George Pell, former prefect of the Vatican Secretariat for the Economy.

By Junno Arocho Esteves
Vatican cardinal forced to resign insists he’s innocent, says ‘I’ll prove it’
- Sep 25, 2020
In an impromptu press conference held the day after his unexpected resignation was announced, Italian Cardinal Angelo Becciu argued that he is innocent of accusations of illegal financial activity and is willing to prove his innocence.

By Elise Ann Allen