Pope Francis stacks the Vatican ‘supreme court’ — but why?

The pope has named a new, handpicked slate of judges for the city state's court of cassation, but its far from clear what the move means

Pope Francis continued his constitutional overhaul of the Vatican City State on Friday, announcing a new slate of judges for the territory’s court of cassation — referred to by the Holy See’s press office as its “supreme court.” 

Pope Francis. Alamy stock image.

The pope recently revised the basic constitutional law of the territory, turning over its lead…