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Vatican City, Aug 13, 2012 \/ 11:34 am (CNA\/EWTN News<\/a>).- Pope Benedict XVI's personal assistant Paolo Gabriele has been charged with theft amid suspicion that he leaked confidential papal documents to the press with the help of an accomplice.<\/p>\n

\tExamining judge Piero Bonnet announced Aug. 13 that the papal aide would be tried in a Vatican City State court on charges of \u201caggravated theft,\u201d Vatican Radio reported. If found guilty, he could face six years in jail.<\/p>\n

\tClaudio Sciarpelleti, a computer technician at the Vatican Secretariat of State, faces a lesser charge of \u201caiding and abetting\u201d Gabriele.<\/p>\n

\tIn a 35-page report released Monday, Judge Bonnet said Gabriele initially denied involvement in the \u201cVatileaks\u201d scandal, in which secret documents from the Pope and top Vatican officials have been provided to the media.<\/p>\n

\tAccording to the judge, however, Gabriele later acknowledged providing confidential papers to an Italian journalist. Gabriele purportedly claimed inspiration from God, seeing a \u201cmedia shock\u201d as a way to put the Church \u201cback onto the right track.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tThe papal assistant reportedly denied accepting money for the information, saying instead that he was trying to help Pope Benedict understand problems with corruption in the Church.<\/p>\n

\tCurrently under house arrest, Gabriele will not be tried until after Sept. 20 when the Vatican's Supreme Tribunal reconvenes. His alleged accomplice Sciarpelleti has been suspended from his position, but remains an employee at the Secretariat of State.<\/p>\n

\tA three-judge panel will try the defendants jointly, Vatican spokesman Father Federico Lombardi told reporters Aug. 13.<\/p>\n

\tMeanwhile, Bonnet's report stressed that Vatican authorities will continue to investigate the document leaks.<\/p>\n

\tDuring Monday's press conference, Fr. Lombardi reaffirmed the Pope's trust in the magistrates and the legal process. Pope Benedict has authority to intervene in the proceedings, and could choose to pardon the two defendants if they are convicted.<\/p>\n

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