Sentences with phrase «arrest of his butler»

(CNN)- Pope Benedict XVI's spokesman has denied the pontiff will resign over the arrest of his butler on suspicion of leaking confidential documents, the Vatican press office said Thursday.

CNN: Vatican: Pope not resigning over alleged papers leak Pope Benedict XVI's spokesman has denied the pontiff will resign over the arrest of his butler on suspicion of leaking confidential documents, the Vatican press office said Thursday.

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May 26, 2012 — The Vatican announces that Pope Benedict XVI's butler Paolo Gabriele has been arrested for illegal possession of confidential documents.

Reuters: Vatican says trust in Church hurt by scandal The Vatican, engulfed in the worst crisis in Pope Benedict's papacy, on Monday denied Italian media reports that cardinals were suspects in an investigation into leaks of sensitive documents that led to the arrest of the pope's butler.

For the 85 - year - old pontiff, the three - day trip outside the Vatican walls was a break from the Vatileaks scandal, which has seen his butler, Paolo Gabriele, arrested on suspicion of disclosing dozens of embarrassing letters alleging corruption and nepotism at the Holy See.

The recent firing of the head of the Vatican's Bank, amidst charges of wrongdoing, and the arrest of the pope's private butler, accused of leaking papal documents, have provoked an international media frenzy.

The recent firing of the head of the Vatican's Bank, amidst charges of wrongdoing, and the arrest of the pope's private butler, accused of leaking papal documents, have provoked an international media....

The past week has seen his butler arrested, accused of leaking secret papers from the papal apartment; the head of his bank sacked for incompetence; and a demonstration on his front doorstep by protesters demanding that he reveal what he knows about Italy's most famous missing - person case.

Benedict's butler, Paolo Gabriele, was arrested at the end of May and charged with stealing the pope's private papers.