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Pope Francis tweeted about the persecution of Jesus and those suffering from an “unjust sentence because someone had it in for them” soon after the High Court overturned child sex abuse convictions of former Vatican treasurer, Cardinal George Pell.
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Cardinal George Pell has left Geelong’s Barwon Prison after the High Court today set him free, saying that “justice prevailed” and he felt no ill will towards the man who accused him of child sexual abuse.
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No decision has yet been made on whether Cardinal George Pell will appeal his child sexual abuse convictions to the High Court, a spokeswoman for the cleric says, despite reports to the contrary.
