2012年5月26日星期六

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Vatican in chaos after butler arrested for leaks

Posted: 26 May 2012 04:56 PM PDT

In this photo taken Wednesday, May, 23, 2012, Pope Benedict XVI, flanked by his private secretary Georg Gaenswein, top left, and his butler Paolo Gabiele arrives at St.Peter's square at the Vatican for a general audience. The Vatican has confirmed Saturday, May 26, 2012, Gabriele was arrested in an embarrassing leaks scandal. Spokesman the Rev. Federico Lombardi said Paolo Gabriele was arrested in his home inside Vatican City with secret documents in his possession. Gabriele, a layman, was being held. Vatican documents leaked to the press in recent months have pointed to power struggles and accusations of corruption touching senior Vatican cardinals. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)An already sordid scandal over leaked Vatican documents took a Hollywood-like turn Saturday with confirmation that the pope's own butler had been arrested after documents he had no business having were found in his Vatican City apartment.


Vatican confirms Pope's butler arrested in leaks scandal

Posted: 26 May 2012 10:53 AM PDT

A statement from the Vatican said Paolo Gabriele (pictured, bottom) was still in custodyThe Vatican on Saturday confirmed the arrest of Pope Benedict XVI's butler on suspicion of leaking confidential documents and letters from the pontiff's private study to the media.


Vatican confirms pope's butler arrested in scandal

Posted: 26 May 2012 07:53 AM PDT

In this photo taken Wednesday, May, 23, 2012, Pope Benedict XVI, flanked by his private secretary Georg Gaenswein, top left, and his butler Paolo Gabiele arrives at St.Peter's square at the Vatican for a general audience. The Vatican has confirmed Saturday, May 26, 2012, Gabriele was arrested in an embarrassing leaks scandal. Spokesman the Rev. Federico Lombardi said Paolo Gabriele was arrested in his home inside Vatican City with secret documents in his possession. Gabriele, a layman, was being held. Vatican documents leaked to the press in recent months have pointed to power struggles and accusations of corruption touching senior Vatican cardinals. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)The Vatican confirmed on Saturday that the pope's butler has been arrested in its embarrassing leaks scandal, adding a Hollywood twist to a sordid tale of power struggles, intrigue and corruption in the highest levels of Catholic Church governance.


Pope's butler charged over leaks scandal

Posted: 26 May 2012 06:15 AM PDT

File photo of Pope's butler, Paolo Gabriele with Pope Benedict XVI at St. Peter's Square in VaticanVATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Vatican magistrates formally charged Pope Benedict's butler with illegal possession of secret documents on Saturday and said a wider investigation would take place to see if he had any accomplices who helped him leak them. Paolo Gabriele is suspected of leaking highly sensitive documents, some alleging cronyism and corruption in Vatican contracts, in a scandal which has come to be known as "Vatileaks". A statement referred to Gabriele, 46, who was until his arrest on Wednesday night serving the pope meals and helping him dress, as "the defendant". ...


Vatican confirms Pope's butler arrested in leaks scandal

Posted: 26 May 2012 04:35 AM PDT

Vatican confirms Pope's butler arrested in leaks scandal.

Correction: California Church Abuse story

Posted: 25 May 2012 07:00 PM PDT

In a story May 22 about internal files of nine Franciscan priests that were released as part of a sexual abuse lawsuit settlement in California, The Associated Press incorrectly spelled the name of the attorney for the Roman Catholic order. His name is Brian Brosnahan.
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