According to the portal’s Vatican sources, a decision is yet to be made by Pope Francis on whether or not to accept the resignation. Other sources intimated to the website that Cardinal Appiah Turkson has stated to staff that he will reveal more on the reasons for his resignation once it is accepted. Cardinal Appiah Turkson heads a large Vatican department known as the Dicastery for Integral Human Development which was formed in 2016 to amalgamate four offices that dealt with issues such as peace, justice, migration, and charities. The department headed by Cardinal Appiah Turkson was in recent times subjected to an external review headed by Cardinal Blase Cupich of Chicago at the behest of Pope Francis. Cardinal Appiah Turkson’s offer to resign follows two high-level departures from the department over the summer; one because of retirement and another sudden and unexplained, reuters report.

Source: GhanaWeb December 19, 2021 00:48 UTC