Pope rails against ‘unjust sentences’
Pope Francis has decried the persecution of ‘innocent’ people, hours after Cardinal George Pell walked free from prison.
Cardinal Pell
A day to rejoice at being free
It was a Tuesday in Holy Week like no other for Cardinal George Pell in his 53 years in the priesthood.
Law firms hoping for another bite
Lawyers for Catholic abuse survivors are examining further legal action against George Pell and the church.
Bishops praise those who kept faith
Australia’s highest clergy have welcomed the High Court’s decision while also acknowledging the suffering of abuse victims.
Pell case became mired in church’s sins
The High Court’s decision concludes one of the greatest miscarriages of justice in Australian history.
Judges rejected ‘specious’ retrial bid
George Pell’s acquittal comes after the High Court rejected what it described as a ‘specious’ attempt to have the cardinal retried.
‘Devastating in so many ways’
The father of one of the choirboys George Pell was found guilty in 2018 of abusing is ‘gutted’ by the High Court overturning the conviction.
Findings should be made public: A-G
Attorney-General Christian Porter said the child sex abuse royal commission’s findings about Cardinal George Pell should be made public.
I believe you, Andrews tells child victims
Victoria’s Premier has responded to the High Court’s quashing of George Pell’s conviction by saying he believes ‘every single victim’.
Pain for all to see in Ballarat
With tearful eyes Holly Baker purposely marched to the gate outside St Patrick’s Cathedral in Ballarat to attach a sign that said: ‘Stop victim blaming’.
Victoria’s flawed system must be fixed
The baseless conviction of Cardinal Pell is an international scandal that will rank alongside the jailing of Lindy Chamberlain.
The legal reasoning behind verdict
In their written conclusion, the seven judges of the High Court reveal how they came to their judgment in the Pell case.
We should be grateful justice has been delivered
Those who neither canonise nor despise George Pell should be grateful the High Court has settled this protracted drama.
Heaven is beyond my reach
The champagne corks are popping in the Vatican. George Pell has been found not guilty by Australia’s highest court.
Shelved writer won’t back down
Louise Milligan, who authored a book on Cardinal George Pell, asked Twitter followers to ‘Hug your children’ when the High Court published its judgment.
A ‘beat-up’ based on ignorance
The High Court has unleashed a devastating critique of a weak case that was built on ignorance of Catholic Church tradition.
Pell ruling vindicates those who kept the faith
There was always doubt about the grotesque offences for which George Pell has spent 13 months and 10 days in jail.
I hold no ill will: read Pell’s statement
Cardinal George Pell has released a statement after the High Court quashed his sex abuse convictions. Read it in full here.
Critics can’t run from the High Court’s bullet
The controversy surrounding George Pell will likely never end. But this decision makes one thing clear: The cardinal was wronged.
Decision ‘shows Pell wrongly imprisoned’
Melbourne Archbishop Peter Comensoli says George Pell should now be free to ‘live his life peacably within the community.’
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