ROME — In his first major media engagement since being convicted of financial crimes by a Vatican tribunal and sentenced to five and a half years in prison, Cardinal Angelo Becciu appeared on an Italian TV show proclaiming his innocence.
“I’m going to do everything I can, everything to demonstrate my innocence through the legal system and in every way possible,” Becciu said, appearing 18 December on the program Cinque Minuti (“Five Minutes”), hosted by Bruno Vespa, one of Italy's most renowned television journalists.
