Senseless: Bergoglio Promulgates Vatican Law to Break It
Francis' appointment of Sister Raffaella Petrini as President of the Commission for Vatican City State and Governor breaks the Fundamental Law of Vatican City State signed by Francis on 13 May 2023.
Article 1, paragraph 1 of this law states that "the Pontifical Commission is composed of Cardinals, including the President, and other members appointed by the Supreme Pontiff for a term of five years".
Art. 15 adds: 'The President of the Pontifical Commission is the President of the Governorate and exercises the executive function in accordance with the laws and other regulations'.
Sister Petrini is not a Cardinal and therefore does not have the requirement to be a member of this Committee of Cardinals. She should have refused the appointment, writes Vatican commentator Luis Badilla.
For him, the fact that Francis first writes that one must be a cardinal to be president of the governorate and the commission, and then appoints a woman religious, shows that there is no real, credible, …More
Francis' tenure presents itself as a "lawless, arbitrary construct that succumbs to his impulsiveness and capriciousness".
The law was made by Francis himself in May 2023 Legge Fondamentale dello Stato della Città del Vaticano (13 maggio 2023) | Francesco but Francis is breaking the law
It can be fixed in the next Pontificate....God willing.