![]() Guessing the identity of the leakers was part of Vatican sport on Thursday. The press office fears the leaks will prevent some cardinals from speaking their minds in the general congregations. Italy's La Stampa newspaper reported that a non-Italian cardinal had asked for information on "two individuals allegedly mentioned in the Vatileaks scandal dossier." The Vatican press office on Thursday said the leaks were almost certainly being discussed in the general congregations. The article said at least 20 men and women inside the Vatican are ready to spill secrets in their efforts to promote church transparency. Gabriele, who was pardoned by Pope Benedict, became the central figure in the Vatileaks scandal. While most of the leaked information has been rather mundane, La Repubblica on Thursday carried an anonymous interview that asserted that Pope Benedict's butler, Paolo Gabriele, who was convicted last year of leaking papal correspondence, did not act alone, effectively saying the leaks were part of a wider conspiracy. The meetings, known as general congregations, are forums where cardinals make presentations and discuss a variety of topics ranging from the qualities they would like to see in the new pope to Vatican finances. It is Italian newspapers, presumably relying on Italian Vatican sources, that are full of leaks about the pre-conclave meetings. Yet the Americans were never considered to be part of the leak problem. Its start date is expected to be announced this weekend. The order came down in the days leading up to the papal conclave, the meeting of cardinals to choose the successor to Pope Benedict XVI, who retired on Feb.
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