Is new Vatican prosecutor a bull in a china shop, or relentlessly effective?

Alessandro Diddi’s promotion is likely to rile more than a few people involved in the Vatican financial trial. But it could represent a renewed commitment to securing convictions in the case.

The Holy See press office announced on Friday the retirement of the Vatican’s chief public prosecutor, and the promotion of his deputy to replace him.

The change at the top of Vatican City’s Office of the Promoter of Justice comes as a landmark financial crimes trial is set to resume, and could signal a doubling-down on the prosecution of key defendants,…