The Vatican tribunal has issued a verdict convicting a cardinal of aggravated fraud and embezzlement due to his involvement in a financial scandal. The tribunal's decision was based on what they described as the cardinal's 'objectively inexplicable behavior' in paying a self-styled intelligence analyst over half a million euros in Vatican funds.
The trial, which has been referred to as the 'trial of the century,' involved 10 individuals and stemmed from the Vatican's significant investment in a London property. Cardinal Angelo Becciu, a former high-ranking official in the Vatican, was among the nine people convicted in the case.
