Vatican scandal, Chaouqui: “A system that closed doors to those who asked for transparency is no more”

The request for indictment of Cardinal Angelo Becciu and nine other people at the end of the investigation into the London investment in the Sloane Avenue building opens a new era in the Vatican. Francesca Immacolata Chaouqui, a former member of Cosea in the Vatican, is convinced of this, tried and sentenced to 10 months for complicity in the disclosure of confidential documents in the context of Vatileaks. “I paid a high price, perhaps the highest of all – observes the Adnkronos la pierre – but I would do everything to help the Pope in the path of transparency. Today the era of doors in the face ends, which Cosea also saw closed when it was asked to know the investments in the Vatican “. “As far as I’m concerned – says Chaouqui – from a personal point of view this is an exciting day. For me, the circle of what was the service carried out alongside the Holy Father is closed. Now it will be the judiciary to decide the responsibilities of each one. I hope we can face the procedure in a serene and just way. What is important is that the Pope has moved forward on his idea of ​​transparency, on his will to seek justice and truth “. Now the investigation with the indictment of Cardinal Becciu and nine other people who will emerge? “I believe – he observes – that Cardinal Becciu will face the trial and defend himself in court trying to prove his innocence, if he is innocent. I believe, however, that the time has come to put aside the acrimony and tensions that have arisen, each in these battles left a piece of his life. The thing I wish for all of us is to find some serenity and balance to face things as they go “. The former exponent of Cosea goes back to the years in which he was a member of the Pontifical Commission Referent for study and guidance on the organization of the economic-administrative structure of the Holy See: “This is happening today, if we think of the Vatican that accused me five years ago for having divulged confidential information, it seems impossible, however, that Vatican today no longer exists, there is a Vatican ready to face the truth with determination at any cost. bia and I do not regret anything, I have also faced the prejudice of the people but I have lived for something great. “Chaouqui often attacked Cardinal Angelo Becciu. “The personal dissatisfaction with Becciu is sorry, I am also sorry that it was sometimes hard against him because this story touched me a lot. I paid a high price, the highest, but today I realize that a time of forgiveness. I – says Francesca Immacolata Chaouqui – I expect that the various parts of the process will clarify and perhaps rewrite Vatileaks but today the important thing is to find serenity towards the cardinal. I hope that this process is not for revenge but to shed light on what happened. It will not be a settling of scores, so many people have suffered and there are lives destroyed. Anyone who approached the system had to be wiped out. Me first “. Chaouqui thinks that Bergoglio, with his transparency operation, wanted “lead people to assume their responsibilities for better or for worse. Bergoglio has done this enormous work to explain that his Vatican does not give space to corruption, embezzlement, slander, to the destruction of life for a financial lobby. I am admired by the work of the Gendarmerie and the Vatican Prosecutor’s Office even in a climate where the media were not in favor of either investigation or transparency. If I went back and asked me to serve the Pope in this way, I would do it again, I would also go back to the commission “. Finally, a thought to Cardinal Becciu who will defend himself from the accusations in the trial:” I wish the cardinal a period of reflection on possible responsibilities, if has, and otherwise to assert their reasons. I have no resentment and I hope that everyone reflects on mistakes and things done because we are talking about the universal Church and not a financial company “.