https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=42362 A cardinal convicted in a Vatican criminal trial withdrew from conclave participation after letters from the late pope advised abstention. He had been forced to resign and renounce aspects of the cardinalate amid allegations of financial mismanagement and was later convicted of embezzlement and related offences arising from complex transactions, including disputed transfers to relatives and payments to an intermediary. Defence counsel raised procedural and fairness objections-secret decrees, alleged coaching of the prime witness, and alleged collusion-which were rejected at trial; the convictions are under appeal. en-us Tue, 29 Apr 2025 18:31:04 +0530 Tue, 29 Apr 2025 18:31:05 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=42362 A cardinal convicted in a Vatican criminal trial withdrew from conclave participation after letters from the late pope advised abstention. He had been forced to resign and renounce aspects of the cardinalate amid allegations of financial mismanagement and was later convicted of embezzlement and related offences arising from complex transactions, including disputed transfers to relatives and payments to an intermediary. Defence counsel raised procedural and fairness objections-secret decrees, alleged coaching of the prime witness, and alleged collusion-which were rejected at trial; the convictions are under appeal. News - Tue, 29 Apr 2025 18:31:04 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=42362