(Vatican Radio) - The Pope’s former butler, Paolo Gabriele, has been found guilty of stealing confidential papers and of betraying the trust placed in him. His closed-door trial concluded in the Vatican Saturday morning when he was sentenced to 18 months in jail. Journalists present said the accused listened impassively to the sentence after earlier declaring he did not see himself as a thief and adding he had acted “out of love for the Church and for its leader on earth.” During his final statement to the court, Gabriele confirmed he had acted alone and without accomplices. The Director of the Vatican Press Office, Fr Federico Lombardi, praised the “total independence” of the Vatican court and the speed with which it arrived at the sentence - which he described as “clement and just”. He also left open the possibility of a pardon by Pope Benedict XVI....