So far, the only person charged by Vatican police as part of the ongoing investigation is the Pope's butler, Paolo Gabriele. The Secretary of State's statement that the leaks are "organized' seems to suggest that he believes Gabriele was not acting alone.
"What is most sad in this affair and in these events is the violation of the Holy Father's privacy and that of his closest collaborators," Cardinal Bertone said, adding that "these days have not been ones of division but of unity."
Many of the leaked documents appear to have been aimed at embarrassing the Secretary of State rather than Pope Benedict. Nevertheless, the Pope told pilgrims in St. Peter's Square on May 30 how recent events "have caused sadness in my heart" but have never "clouded a firm certainty that despite human weakness, difficulties and trials, the Church is guided by the Holy Spirit."
Cardinal Bertone concurred, describing Pope Benedict as a "mild person, of great faith and great prayer" who "does not allow himself to be frightened by attacks, of any kind, nor by the hard accumulation of prejudices."
The latest batch of leaked papal documents appeared in the Italian newspaper La Repubblica over the June 2-3 weekend. They included a confidential letter written by the American Cardinal Raymond Burke to Pope Benedict in January 2012.
In his correspondence, Cardinal Burke expressed surprise and dismay after receiving an invitation to an event that seemed to be celebrating the Vatican's approval for the liturgies used by the new movement, the Neocatechumenatal Way.