Fr. Lombardi: " There Are No Cardinals Being Investigated"

Vatican Insider
May 28, 2012

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Fr. Federico Lombardi

The statement of the director of the Vatican Press Office following developments in the saga of the papal butler's arrest

The director of the Vatican Press Office, Fr. Federico Lombardi has confirmed that "there are no Italian or foreign cardinals being investigated" in light of the arrest of the Pope's butler, Paolo Gabriele.

"This is a painful situation for many people, because of their acquaintance and closeness to Paolo and because of the negative light in which it may portray the Church and the Holy See," the Jesuit priest and Vatican spokesman recalled. He then said that "the Pope is informed about and aware of the situation and is maintaining his faith and moral superiority."

The Pope's butler, Paolo Gabriele, who was recently arrested on suspicion of leaking confidential Vatican documents, "will collaborate fully" in the investigations, his lawyer, Carlo Fusco confirmed, in a communiqué issued by the Vatican Press Office.

Fr. Lombardi specified that there is no link between the Vatican bank (IOR) affair and Gabriele's arrest: "The two cases are considered separate" and there must be the "clues" gathered from each of these cases "must not be confused." "Confusion arose over the fact that Paolo Gabriele's arrest" and the IOR board meeting in which members voted unanimously in favour of a motion of no confidence in the president Ettore Gotti Tedeschi both happened "within a short space of time."