(CNN) -- Pope Benedict XVI's spokesman has denied the pontiff will resign over the arrest of his butler on suspicion of leaking confidential documents, the Vatican press office said Thursday. During a Wednesday meeting with journalists to answer questions about the situation, the Rev. Frederico Lombardi said the "hypothesis" advanced by some media outlets that the pope would resign are "baseless creations of some journalists, which have no foundation in reality." Butler Paolo Gabriele, 46, was arrested last week and accused of illegal possession of confidential documents. Lombardi said Wednesday that Gabriele has met with his attorneys, "who will probably request monitored surveillance or house arrest for their client."
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Vatican says reports that the pope will step down "have no foundation in reality"
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The pope's butler is suspected of taking confidential documents, leaking them to journalist
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The butler probably will seek monitored surveillance or house arrest, the Vatican says
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Some say the scandal sheds light on a covert power struggle in the Catholic Church
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