Breaking: Top Vatican cardinal resigns, relinquishes rights as cardinal The Vatican released a terse statement that gave no indication why Becciu resigned. The Vatican released a terse statement that gave no indication why Becciu resigned. VATICAN CITY, September 24, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) ― A cardinal closely associated with the Theodore McCarrick scandal has resigned from his post and given up his rights as a cardinal. According to a tersely worded note from the Vatican released minutes ago, “the Holy Father has accepted the resignation of Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu from his role as the Prefect of the Congregation of the Cause of...