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dimbear

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17. How to ease out of this embarrassment............

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Original post)

Sat Oct 13, 2012, 06:13 PM

Oct 2012

http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-1-137283-Vatican-prosecutors-may-appeal-against-butlers-sentence

All Paoletto fans are happy to learn that his salary was continued during his durance vile. Now the Vatican seeks to achieve one important goal: keeping him from talking, the blabby little devil. That means being sure he doesn't do any time in Italy. So--back to work, Paoletto, probably not carrying around secrets this time!

This affair has been so much fun. In retrospect, one has much more sympathy for the good old days when the Inquisition would have made Paoletto a simple entry in a thick black book.

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Pope's ex-butler Paolo Gabriele to stand trial [View all] muriel_volestrangler Aug 2012 OP

I had begun to hope Paolito would be pardoned. Seems like a sweet little guy. dimbear Aug 2012 #1

What's the charge, theft? Burglarly? Leaking? rug Aug 2012 #2

Maybe you read a different report from the one I linked to, then muriel_volestrangler Aug 2012 #3

I read right past it. rug Aug 2012 #4

That new charge about the check is surprising. Did you notice when that surfaced? dimbear Aug 2012 #5

No, I don't remember hearing about it before today muriel_volestrangler Aug 2012 #6

There seems to be no limit to the strange in this story. The national news this evening dimbear Aug 2012 #7

Good news for Paolo's fans. That famous check is evidently only a copy or a dead check. dimbear Aug 2012 #8

Pretty good summary of the situation in English: dimbear Aug 2012 #9

Apparently, Gabriele ran afoul of Opus Dei meow2u3 Aug 2012 #10

20 more possible suspects in Vatileaks case: dimbear Aug 2012 #11

A religion should have no secrets Angry Dragon Aug 2012 #12

Paoletto's actual trial started Saturday. Insiders say......... dimbear Oct 2012 #13

Paoletto gets 18 months house arrest, expected to be pardoned. dimbear Oct 2012 #14

I understand that only the Pope can pardon him. You think he will? cbayer Oct 2012 #15

That's the word. dimbear Oct 2012 #16

How to ease out of this embarrassment............ dimbear Oct 2012 #17

Durance vile. rug Oct 2012 #18