
Pell draws link between Vatican finances clean-up and child sex charges
Cardinal George Pell has inferred that his being charged with child sexual abuse in Victoria was due to his work on Vatican financial reform.
Cardinal George Pell has inferred that his being charged with child sexual abuse in Victoria was due to his work on Vatican financial reform.
Pope Francis has warmly welcomed Cardinal George Pell for a private audience at the Vatican after the cardinal’s sex abuse conviction and acquittal.
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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.
The man who raped and murdered aspiring Melbourne comedian Eurydice Dixon in an “evil” attack has been sentenced to life in prison, while her father has shown compassion for the killer.
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.
Catholic Cardinal George Pell will be stripped of his Order of Australia after losing an appeal against his child sex abuse conviction.
Cardinal George Pell has lost his appeal and will remain in jail after his bid to quash his shock conviction for sexually abusing two choirboys was rejected today.