
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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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.
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.
A “genius” appeal judge who was the sole dissenter in the decision to reject Cardinal George Pell’s bid for freedom could be his last remaining hope.
Catholic Cardinal George Pell will be stripped of his Order of Australia after losing an appeal against his child sex abuse conviction.