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Vatican City, Oct 3, 2012 \/ 01:48 pm (CNA\/EWTN News<\/a>).- The judges presiding over the trial\u00a0of\u00a0the Pope's former\u00a0butler heard\u00a0today that his apartment contained piles of documents and newspaper cuttings about Masonic lodges, the occult and previous scandals involving the Church and state in Italy.<\/p>\n

\tThe evidence was presented during the third day of the criminal trial against Paolo Gabriele. The 46-year-old Italian stands accused of the \u201caggravated theft\u201d of documents, including private papal correspondence. He denies the charge, while saying that he feels guilty of betraying Pope Benedict\u2019s trust.<\/p>\n

\tFour police officers who carried out the May 23 search of Gabriele's apartment testified Oct. 3 before a three-judge panel in the Vatican City State\u2019s courtroom. Gabriele was arrested shortly after the search was conducted.<\/p>\n

\tThe officers described how they had found large piles of papers in wardrobes, cabinets and on shelving at the Gabriele apartment. These documents, they stated, included personal correspondence between Pope Benedict and various cardinals, along with encrypted communications from papal ambassadors around the world.<\/p>\n

\tOne of the police officers, Stefano De Santis, told the court how some of the papers were marked in German \u201cto be destroyed,\u201d written in the Pope\u2019s handwriting. He also asserted that deciphering even one of the encrypted documents could \u201cthreaten the operations\u201d of the Holy See's diplomatic corps.<\/p>\n

\tPaolo Gabriele worked in the Papal Household under both Pope John Paul II and Pope Benedict XVI. He was one of very few individuals who had daily access to the Pope. Within the close-knit family atmosphere of the Papal Apartment, Gabriele was affectionately nicknamed \u201cPaoletto\u201d or \u201clittle Paul\u201d.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cThis was a total violation of the privacy of the papal family,\u201d said De Santis, speaking of the \u201cunease\u201d the discoveries caused the Vatican's police officers.<\/p>\n

\tHe explained that once the search team discovered documents they believed matched those leaked to Italian journalists, they decided \u201cto take away everything.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tIn total, 82 crates of documents and other material were removed from Gabriele\u2019s apartment and the Pope\u2019s summer residence at Castel Gandolfo during the police investigation.<\/p>\n

\tAnother officer, Silvano Carli, told the court that in the end only around 1,000 pages of material were deemed relevant to the criminal case.<\/p>\n

\tPaolo Gabriele was present in the courtroom throughout the 75-minute evidence session. It was revealed that he chose to stay in his private apartment during the police search in May, along with his wife and three children.<\/p>\n

\tHis defense lawyer, Cristiana Arru, questioned the search methods employed, including why none of the police officers wore gloves while handling the potentially sensitive documents. The officers said this conformed to standard practice.<\/p>\n

\tThe trial was adjourned until Saturday when both sides will give their final speeches. It is also thought that a verdict could be delivered on the same day. If Gabriele is found guilty, a prison sentence of up to four years in an Italian jail awaits him.<\/p>\n

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