Canon Lawyer Denies Involvement In Papal Election Reform, Calling Reports ‘A Pure Lie’

By Hannah Brockhaus

A cardinal and canon lawyer has denied reports that he is involved in changing the papal election process to make it more synodal.

The Pillar and The Remnant websites reported Nov. 4 that Cardinal Gianfranco Ghirlanda, an expert in Church law closely associated with the Vatican, had been tasked by Pope...