Tuesday, May 29, 2012

RELIGION - Vatileaks Scandal

"Pope's Butler to Cooperate in Vatican Scandal Inquiry" PBS Newshour 5/28/2012

Excerpt

MARGARET WARNER (Newshour): The cloud has been gathering over Saint Peter's Square for months, ever since January, when Vatican documents began leaking, showing infighting over allegations of corruption and even descriptions of private papal meetings.

Then, late last week, the scandal, dubbed Vatileaks suddenly widened. The president of the Vatican Bank was ousted and the pope's personal butler, Paolo Gabriele, was arrested for allegedly having confidential documents in his apartment.

Today, the butler's lawyers said he will cooperate with the Vatican's criminal investigation of the leaks -- adding to the feverish speculation, new reports in Italian newspapers that a cardinal, still unidentified, may be at the center of the disclosures.


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