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Pope's butler, 2nd layman face trial in theft case
Aug 13th, 2012
A Vatican judge on Monday ordered the pope's butler and a fellow lay employee to stand trial for allegedly pilfering documents from Pope Benedict XVI's private apartment, a scandal that embarrassed the Vatican and exposed infighting and alleged corruption at the highest levels. (Source: Associated Press) -
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