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“Melbourne archbishop says George Pell innocent and questions if victim mistaken” & related articles

Posted on August 23, 2019 by Sylvia
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Peter Comensoli says he accepts victim was abused but wonders whether he was wrong in naming cardinal as abuser The Guardian    Australia Thu 22 Aug 2019 04.09 BST Last modified on Thu 22 Aug 2019 04.11 BST Australian Associated Press Catholic archbishop … Continue reading →

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“Fr Frank Brennan SJ: The Pell Verdict” & related articles

Posted on February 27, 2019 by Sylvia
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Catholic Weekly February 26, 2019 By Fr Frank Brennan Cardinal George Pell arrives at the Melbourne Magistrates Court on 1 May 2018. PHOTO: CNS/James Ross, via Reuters The suppression order in relation to Cardinal George Pell has been lifted. In … Continue reading →

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Inside George Pell’s trial: The victim’s words, the lawyers’ arguments

Posted on February 26, 2019 by Sylvia
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The Age    Australia February 26, 2019 — 7.31pm By Adam Cooper It was sexual offending by the most senior Catholic in Victoria, in the most sacred place, after Sunday mass. As two choirboys poked around in a room inside St … Continue reading →

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“‘Shame, loneliness, depression’: George Pell’s victim releases statement” & related article

Posted on February 26, 2019 by Sylvia
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Man who gave evidence at trial asks for privacy: ‘I want to protect my young family’ The Guardian     Australia Tue 26 Feb 2019 03.22 GMT Last modified on Tue 26 Feb 2019 03.35 GMT Media outside the county court in Melbourne, where … Continue reading →

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“George Pell guilty of sexually abusing choirboys” & related article

Posted on February 25, 2019 by Sylvia
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Australia’s most senior Catholic cleric, Cardinal George Pell, has been convicted of sexually abusing two choirboys while he was archbishop of Melbourne. The abuse occurred at Melbourne’s St Patrick’s Cathedral in 1996. Pell pleaded not guilty, and his lawyer has … Continue reading →

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George Pell: Cardinal found guilty of sexual offences in Australia” & related article

Posted on February 25, 2019 by Sylvia
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BBC News 25 February 2019 Cardinal George Pell has been found guilty of sexual offences in Australia, making him the highest-ranking Catholic figure to receive such a conviction. Pell abused two choir boys in the rooms of a Melbourne cathedral … Continue reading →

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