Pope's butler arrested in leaks scandal, Vatican confirms

Pope's butler arrested in leaks scandal, Vatican confirms

PanARMENIAN.Net - The Vatican has confirmed that the pope's butler was arrested in an embarrassing leaks scandal, The Associated Press reported.

Spokesman the Rev. Federico Lombardi on Saturday, May 26 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. In one case, a cleric who complained was reportedly sent to Washington as papal envoy to get him out of the Vatican.

In another case, Vatican officials have accused the president of the Vatican bank of leaking confidential documents. He was ousted by the board Thursday.

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