
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.
US Catholic leaders want greater transparency in the appointment of bishops after the scandal of former cardinal Theodore McCarrick, who rose through the ranks with the approval of Pope John Paul despite repeated sexual misconduct allegations.
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Pope Francis has warmly welcomed Cardinal George Pell for a private audience at the Vatican after the cardinal’s sex abuse conviction and acquittal.
The Vatican has told bishops around the world they should report cases of clergy sex crimes to police even when not legally bound to do so, in its latest effort to compel church leaders to protect minors from predator priests.
Cardinal George Pell knew a priest was moved because he had sexually abused children and should have done more about an “unstable and disturbed” priest in another Victorian parish, a child abuse royal commission found.
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.