Pope Benedict XVI’s Butler Arrested.

The butler of Pope Benedict XVI, Paolo Gabriele, was arrested this week after allegedly leaking personal letters and confidential documents to an Italian journalist, the Vatican confirmed on Saturday. In a top-selling book, called Sua Santita (or His Holiness), confidential letters and memos to and from Benedict were reproduced. The Vatican called the book “criminal” and vowed to take legal action against the author, publisher, and whoever leaked the documents.

Gabrielle, a layman and member of the papal household, was arrested Wednesday after secret documents were found in his Vatican City apartment and was continuing to be held on Saturday, Vatican spokesman the Rev. Federico Lombardi said in a statement. Gabriele is often seen by Pope Benedict XVI’s side in public, and has been the pope’s butler since 2006, one of the few members of the small papal household and the only one with access to the pope’s personal desk.