VATICAN CITY — The Vatican’s most sensational trial since the end of the Inquisition might end fairly quickly — and with a surprisingly light sentence.
Paolo Gabriele, Pope Benedict’s former personal butler, goes to trial on Saturday (Sept. 29) for stealing the pontiff’s private papers and leaking them to the press. His crime proved a global embarrassment for the Vatican, revealing infighting and allegations of corruption among the secretive top echelons of the Catholic Church.
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