Monsignor Carlo Maria Vigano`, who was dedicated to fighting corruption in the Catholic Church is informed that he would be sent to the US as the apostolic nuncio.
October 19, 2011:
Vigano` officially appointed nuncio to the US: this is seen by some as a move to derail his anti-corruption campaign.
May 24, 2012:
Ettore Gotti Tedeschi who was working to clean up the Vatican finances, is sacked as banker to the Holy See, officially for not carrying out important functions commensurate with his role.
May 25, 2012
The Vatican confirms the arrest of Paolo Gabriele, the pope’s butler in connection with leaks concerning intrigues in the Holy See that have been passed on to the press.
May 26, 2012
The Italian journalist, Gianluigi Nuzzi, publishes his book Sua Santità - le carte segrete di Benedetto XVI which clearly indicates that he had access to top secret documents. Nuzzi later claimed that he had a number of sources. Controversial information includes dubious contracts, cover-ups and bitter rivalries within the church's top hierarchy.
July 12, 2012
The Vatican's prosecutor declares that Paolo Gabriele would not be allowed to move to a position of house arrest. Normally the maximum a prisoner would be detained without trial is 50 days, but in exceptional cases this period could be doubled. Gabriele, who is imprisoned in a small solitary cell, is said to be spending much of his time in prayer. The fact that he is being kept under raps is a sign that what he knows may be too explosive and that the Holy See would not want to risk the possibility of it being divulged. If this is the case, Gabriele is possibly fearing for his life.
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