The Vatican today (November 21, 2015) ordered five people -- including two Italian journalists -- to stand trial for leaking and publishing secret documents, in the latest development in a leaks scandal which is rocking the papacy, according to the Reuters website.
The trial -- which will begin on November 24 -- stems from the publication of two recent books which depict a Vatican plagued by mismanagement, greed, corruption, and where Pope Francis faces stiff resistance from the old guard to his reform agenda.
The Holy See was embarrassed and angered by the books, which it said used information that should never have been allowed to leave the walls of the city state.
Prosecutors said three Vatican officials -- including a high-ranking priest -- formed "an organized criminal association" with the aim of "divulging information and documents concerning the fundamental interests of the Holy See and the State."
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