Pope Benedict's butler accuses Vatican police of inhumane treatment

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(Guardian UK) The pope's former butler has lifted the lid on a secret world behind the Vatican walls during a dramatic cross examination as he stood trial for stealing and leaking the pontiff's private letters.

In a surprise statement, Paolo Gabriele claimed innocence before three Vatican judges and accused Vatican police of mistreating him while in custody.

The 46-year-old father of three said that after his arrest in May he had been held for up to 20 days in isolation in a room so narrow he could not stretch out his arms, and where the lights were kept switched on 24 hours a day, damaging his vision.

He added that Vatican police had put him under psychological pressure, denying him pillows on his first night in custody. ..........(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/oct/02/pope-benedict-butler-vatican-police-inhumane

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1. What year is this? Nt

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2. Perhaps Pope Ratz is sitting there in his Prada robe and slippers, sipping from a gold chalice.....

..... and having all these feelings of medieval nostalgia.