Vatileaks: Pope defends right hand man Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone

July 4th, 2012

FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda

The arrest of Gabriele was the climax of a terrible 10 days for Benedict in
May during which the head of the Vatican bank was also sacked and a new book
alleged cronyism and corruption in a Holy See riven by conflict between
plotting cardinals.

Vatican chief spokesman Father Federico Lombardi said on Tuesday that the 50
days allowed for the initial detention of Gabriele would expire shortly and
then authorities would have to decide whether to free the butler or send him
for trial.

Fr Lombardi said a trial would not take place before October, but Gabriele
could be released into house arrest before then.

Vatican police and a special commission of senior cardinals have been
searching for other informers since Gabriele’s arrest, with many Church
insiders believing the butler could only have been a scapegoat in a wider
and more sinister struggle.

But Gabriele so far remains the only person under investigation, Fr Lombardi
said. The three-cardinal commission has interrogated 28 people.

Church experts say the leaks from the Vatican, involving embarrassing details
about officials Bertone has appointed or removed or projects he has
promoted, suggested a concerted effort to force him out of his job.

Cardinal Bertone is a theologian and canon law expert, in contrast to the
normal choice of a seasoned diplomat for the job. He has been unpopular in
some quarters for what is seen as an authoritarian style and his closeness
to Italian politicians.

The Pope relies on his secretary of state to run the daily business of the
Vatican and its embassies abroad while he devotes much of his time to
doctrinal issues and writing a three-book study of Jesus Christ.

Source: Reuters