paolo gabriele. welcome back, everybody. a dramatic day in rome at the trial of the pope's former butler. he did take the stand and admitted that he took thousands of documents from the pope's private apartment and then leaked them to the media. >> now, even with that admission, he said he is innocent because he did it for the good of the church. here's abc's jeffrey kofman. >> reporter: the pope's butler has confessed he stole the documents from his boss and leaked them to the media to expose evil and corruption in the church. paolo gabriele is in court here facing vatican justice, and we are getting a rare glimpse inside a world that feeds on secrecy. >> gabriele seemed calm, serious, a bit tense at times. >> reporter: no one was closer to the pope, waking him in the morning, bring him his meals. when investigators raided gabriele's apartment, they carried off 82 boxes of evidence, including stolen documents. gabriele is accused of being the