Vatican Cardinal approached to Pope Franciska, and also nine people will appear before the court on accusations in extortion, waste and fraud when buying real estate in the elite area of London to church funds. It is reported by Daily Mail.
According to the Vatican statement, Italian Cardinal Angelo Becciu will appear before the Tribunal of the Holy See July 27. He was fired in September last year after accusations of waste of money from the Vatican Charitable Funds to help his relatives.
Against the Bechchi, a criminal case was initiated against the embezzlement, the abuse of power and falsification of witnesses in the case of unprofitable investments of the Vatican in London – the building in the prestigious region of the English capital Chelsea was transformed in 50 luxury apartments.
His guilt Cardinal does not recognize.
Earlier, Pope Francis decided to reduce the salary of Cardinals. So, the money remuneration of the cardinals is cut by 10 percent. It is argued that the order was a consequence of a complex financial situation due to a coronavirus pandemic. The treasury of the state lost its main source of income – sales of tickets to Vatican museums. According to the evaluation, the Vatican was missing about 200 million euros. Cardinal salary is 5.5 thousand euros (about 500 thousand rubles).