Pope Benedict’s former butler taking the stand today.
It is the first time the public will hear from the man who prosecutors say admitted to stealing hundreds of secret papers from the pope.
Paolo Gabriele, accused of photocopying the pope’s documents and handing them off to italian journalist Gianluigi Nuzzi, could face up to four years in prison if he is convicted.
Nuzzi’s book "His Holiness: The Secret Papers of Pop Benedict the Sixteenth" shed light on the private life of the small papal family behind closed doors.
In its first hearing, the list of witnesses include the pope’s private secretary and a caretaker for the papal household.
Gabrielle has asked to be pardoned by the pope, which Vatican watchers say is typically granted in the face of sincere repentance.
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