Becciu had to resign the rights of his position in 2020 over a fraud conviction, but says he is eligible to vote for the next pope.

A cardinal convicted of financial crimes by the Vatican is claiming he can take part in the forthcoming conclave despite being listed as a “non-elector.”

Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu, who became the first cardinal to ever be prosecuted by the Vatican’s criminal court in December 2023, has appealed the conviction, denying wrongdoing. Becciu can still live in a Vatican apartment while his appeal is pending, according to CNN.