Vatican City - The Italian cardinal at the Vatican's "Judgment of the Century" announced Tuesday that he would withdraw from the upcoming conference Watanabe to elect the new pope "the interests of the church."

The status of Cardinal Angelo Becciu dominated the discussion in the days after Pope Francis' death.

After the fall in 2020, Becciu had said he would not attend any future meetings. But in recent days, he asserted that he had the right to enter the Sistine Church with other Cardinals on May 7.

On Tuesday, the 76-year-old Italian, through his attorney, said: “I have worked hard for the good of the church and will continue to serve with loyalty and love and contribute to the exchange and tranquility of the conclusions and I decided to obey me because I will never grasp my conclusions in the conclusions.

Becciu was once the influential Vatican chief of staff, and himself a leading pope contender. But he fell from Grace in 2020 when Francis forced him to quit his job as head of the Vatican Christmas office and his right was the Cardinal's right due to allegations of financial misconduct.

Becciu denied wrongdoing but held a trial in the Vatican Criminal Court in December 2023 and was convicted on financial-related charges. He appealed the conviction and 51/2 years in prison and attended pre-criticism meetings, including Monday.

Under the conservative Pope Benedict XVI, Becciu plays prominent and power, very relevant to the conservative Vatican veteran. When he initially became close adviser to Pope Francis, Bexi's subsequent failure at Francis' hands might suggest that he vote for those who are keen on revoking Francis' reforms.

Becciu was under the 80s limit at 76 and was technically qualified to vote, but official Vatican statistics listed him as "non-official."

The Vatican document regulates the document of a conference known by the Latin name Dominici Gregis, which lists the criteria for voters, clearly showing that cardinals under 80, under 80 have the right to elect the Pope, except those “typically removed from the persons who were denied or those who agreed in Rome Pontiev.” It added that after the Pope’s death, “the Cardinal College could not read or repair them.”

Never know anything clearly about Bechi's abandonment or how: The Vatican Press Office's single-line statement on September 24, 2020 only stated that Francis had accepted Becis' resignation because Becis resigned as the county magistrate of the saints' cause, "and his rights were related to the cardinal." There was no indication that he had been approved by norms.

After Francis forced Becciu to resign, he sometimes visited Becciu and allowed him to participate in life in the Vatican. But Francis also changed Vatican law to allow the city's criminal court to prosecute him.

Italy Daily Domani reported last week that in the initial pre-critical discussion, Becciu signed two letters before Francis' death, indicating that he should not attend the meeting. Becciu mentioned Francis' wishes in his statement Tuesday, suggesting that the letters were a turning point in persuading him to withdraw from the vote.

Meanwhile, the question continues to rotate the integrity of the judgment judged by Becciu and eight others. During the lawsuit, the court learned that Francis intervened several times on behalf of the prosecutor, and that the prosecutor's main witnesses against Becciu were directed and manipulated by outsiders.

The appeal is scheduled to begin in September.

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