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Pope’s butler set to testify at Vatican trial
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Benedict's former butler is to give evidence for the first time on Tuesday on the second day of his trial for stealing documents he hoped would expose corrupt dealings in the Vatican. Paolo Gabriele, 46, an unassuming and devout servant who prompted a crisis in Benedict's papacy after he slipped sensitive documents to an Italian journalist, has not spoken publicly since he was arrested in May. … Continue reading
Vatileaks: Pope’s Butler Gabriele On Trial
A case that has rocked the Catholic Church reaches court, with Paolo Gabriele on trial over the Vatican’s leaked secret documents. Continue reading
Vatican orders butler to stand trial, charges second man
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – The Vatican on Monday ordered Pope Benedict's former butler to stand trial on charges of aggravated theft for leaking documents alleging widespread corruption and for the first time revealed a second man was accused of being involved in the case. In a 35-page document on a scandal which has rocked the Holy See since butler Paolo Gabriele was arrested last May, the Vatican said he saw himself as an agent of the Holy Spirit. Computer expert Claudio Sciarpelletti, a layman, had also been charged on lesser charges of aiding and abetting a crime, the document said. Continue reading
"Vatileaks" butler wanted to help the pope: lawyer
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Paolo Gabriele, the papal butler held on suspicion of leaking documents alleging corruption in the Vatican, was driven by a desire to help the pope, his lawyer said on Saturday, adding that his ultimate aim may have been to clean up the Church. The lawyer, Carlo Fusco, told a news conference that Gabriele had acted alone in the so-called “Vatileaks” scandal and was not part of any wider plot, saying he expected a Vatican magistrate to order a trial for him soon Continue reading
Pope’s butler denied release from police ‘safe room’
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Benedict's butler, suspected of leaking documents that allege corruption in the Vatican, was denied a requested transfer to house arrest and ordered on Thursday to remain in a small police 'safe room', where he prays daily. The Vatican said a prosecutor had decided to keep Paolo Gabriele, 46, in preventive custody beyond the usual 50 days that Vatican law says a defendant can be held before being ordered to stand trial. Continue reading
