{"id":516275,"date":"2022-11-26T10:49:22","date_gmt":"2022-11-26T07:49:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/pope-francis-secretly-recorded-phone-call-heard-at-cardinal-angelo-becciu-trial\/"},"modified":"2022-11-26T10:49:22","modified_gmt":"2022-11-26T07:49:22","slug":"pope-francis-secretly-recorded-phone-call-heard-at-cardinal-angelo-becciu-trial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/pope-francis-secretly-recorded-phone-call-heard-at-cardinal-angelo-becciu-trial\/","title":{"rendered":"#Pope Francis secretly recorded phone call heard at cardinal Angelo Becciu trial"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a400e28708b7\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a400e28708b7\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/pope-francis-secretly-recorded-phone-call-heard-at-cardinal-angelo-becciu-trial\/#%E2%80%9CPope_Francis_secretly_recorded_phone_call_heard_at_cardinal_Angelo_Becciu_trial%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Pope Francis secretly recorded phone call heard at cardinal Angelo Becciu trial&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CPope_Francis_secretly_recorded_phone_call_heard_at_cardinal_Angelo_Becciu_trial%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Pope Francis secretly recorded phone call heard at cardinal Angelo Becciu trial&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>Pope Francis was secretly recorded during a phone call with one of his former top cardinals discussing the Holy See\u2019s payments to free a nun held hostage by al-Qaeda-linked militants in northern Africa.<\/p>\n<p>In a shocking legal move, the recorded phone call between Pope Francis and Cardinal Angelo Becciu \u2014 one of 10 defendants in an ongoing embezzlement trial \u2014 was played before the Vatican court. <\/p>\n<p>In the call, Becciu can be heard asking the Pope to confirm that he had authorized payments to free the nun, who was kidn<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ed in 2017. She was eventually released last year and met with the pope.<\/p>\n<p>Journalists were asked to leave the courtroom before the tape was played because the recording had not yet been formally admitted into evidence, but a transcript from the Italian Financial Police was published by Italian <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> agency Adnkronos, CNN <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2022\/11\/25\/europe\/pope-francis-secretly-taped-phone-call-intl\/index.html\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The recording was made on July 24, 2021 \u2014 just three days before Becciu was to be put on trial for alleged embezzlement and abuse of office \u2014 and 10 days after Pope Francis had been released from the hospital in Rome for intestinal surgery, according to the outlet.<\/p>\n<p>Beccui can be heard asking the Pope to confirm that he had authorized payments to self-described security consultant Cecilia Marogna, who has also been named as a defendant in the trial. Marogna was to then pay the British firm, Inkerman Group, to free the nun.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Cardinal-Angelo-Becciu.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Cardinal Angelo Becciu \" class=\"wp-image-24795203\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Cardinal-Angelo-Becciu.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Cardinal-Angelo-Becciu.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Cardinal-Angelo-Becciu.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Cardinal Angelo Becciu was forced to resign as the Holy See\u2019s secretariat of state in September.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Beccui said that the payments were $363,706 USD to Inkerman Group and $519,518 USD in ransom for the nun.<\/p>\n<p>The Pope told the Cardinal that he vaguely remembered the payments, but asked him to put his confirmation request in writing.<\/p>\n<p>There is no Vatican law that requires the Pope to testify at a trial, according to CNN.<\/p>\n<p>Becciu,\u00a0the Holy See\u2019s former secretariat of state, was forced to resign on Sept. 24. He is suspected of funneling Vatican money to businesses and charities headed by his three brothers.<\/p>\n<p>He also allegedly oversaw a multimillion-dollar investment in luxury property in London that is at the center of the trial. Prosecutors have accused defendants of defrauding the Holy See and of then extorting 15 million euros from the Vatican to acquire control of the property.\u00a0The Vatican lost $100 million euros on the property transaction alone.<\/p>\n<p>Becciu has maintained that all of his financial transactions were stamped for approval by his superiors. He, Marogna and all other defendants have pleaded not guilty.<\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors have accused Italian brokers and other Vatican officials of a number of financial crimes, including fraud, embezzlement, corruption and abuse of office<\/p>\n<p>In the London case, they accuse the defendants of defrauding the Holy See and of then extorting 15 million euros from the Vatican to acquire control of the property. <\/p>\n<p><em>With Post Wires<\/em>\n                        <\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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