NEW YORK — The Vatican tribunal said Wednesday it convicted a cardinal of aggravated fraud and other charges because of his 'objectively inexplicable behavior' in paying a self-styled intelligence analyst over a half-million euros in Vatican money that she then spent on luxury items and vacations.
NEW YORK — The Vatican tribunal said Wednesday it convicted a cardinal of aggravated fraud and other charges because of his 'objectively inexplicable behavior' in paying a self-styled intelligence analyst over a half-million euros in Vatican money that she then spent on luxury items and vacations.The city-state's tribunal issued 816 pages of written motivations from its Dec. 16 verdicts in the Vatican 's 'trial of the century.
AP PHOTOBecciu was also convicted of aggravated fraud for his role in paying a self-proclaimed intelligence expert from his native Sardinia, Cecilia Marogna, 575,000 euros in Holy See money. He had said the payments were authorized by Pope Francis as ransom to free a Colombian nun held hostage by al-Qaida-linked militants in Mali.
Tribunal Explains Conviction Of Cardinal And Others In 'Trial Of The Century'
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