Pope Benedict XVI's butler Paolo Gabriele was convicted today (October 6, 2012) of stealing the Pope's private papers and leaking them to the news media, according to the ABC News website.
Gabriele was sentenced to 18 months in an Italian prison -- much less time than the four-year sentence that was expected.
It took the three judges -- who presided over the case at the Vatican court -- about two hours of deliberations to reach the guilty verdict today, on the fourth day of hearings.
Gabriele, 46, worked in the Pope's private apartments as a butler -- serving the Pope his meals -- but also held other office duties. Many theologians believe that Pope Benedict will pardon Gabriele in the near future.
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