If Vigano were elected, he could rescind his excommunication with the stroke of a pen.
>>>If Vigano were elected, he could rescind his excommunication with the stroke of a pen.
Thinking like a computer programmer here... If he’s not considered Catholic (i.e., he’s outside the Catholic Church) then he would not be a valid candidate. If he were elected, his election would not be valid, and therefore he would not have the authority to lift his own excommunication.