00:00Controversial Cardinal Angela Batu will not participate in the upcoming Papal Conclave following Pope Francis' death.
00:07Convicted of embezzlement in 2023, Batu said he is obeying the late Pope's wishes while maintaining his innocence.
00:17This reverses his earlier demand to join the Conclave, which starts on May 7th to elect the next Pope.
00:24Batu lost his rights and privileges as a Cardinal after his conviction,
00:30which was centered around a disastrous London property deal, but was never technically removed from the College of Cardinals.
