The legal issue, which does not involve the Holy See, was a family business in which Archbishop Balestrero “acted in full good faith,” according to investigators.

Zack McCarthy
The legal issue, which does not involve the Holy See, was a family business in which Archbishop Balestrero “acted in full good faith,” according to investigators.

The decision to negotiate a plea bargain, according to Archbishop Balestrero, came “painfully” since “we deem we have no criminal responsibility.”