George Pell: Cardinal found guilty of sexual assault (1 Viewer)

[BLIT2014]

* Vatican treasurer convicted on five charges in Australian court case
* Straight to gaol as bail application is withdrawn
* Holy See "Cardinal will remain Cardinal until the appeal is heard
* Pell maintains innocence
* Scott Morrison (PM) willing to revoke OA of Pell
* Carlton Football Club has removed him as their vice patron.
* St Patrick's College in Ballarat, his former school, will remove his name from a building named in his honour and revoke his status as an “inducted legend”.
* Calls for Order of Australia to be taken away from him
* Character references quoted by Pell's barrister include John Howard (former PM) and Professor Greg Craven, vice-chancellor of Australian Catholic University



Source: https://www.theguardian.com/austral...ight-to-jail-as-bail-application-is-withdrawn
https://www.theguardian.com/austral...ion-as-vatican-treasurer-after-guilty-verdict
https://www.theage.com.au/national/...lty-verdict-fallout-live-20190226-p510ao.html
https://www.news.com.au/national/co...l/news-story/25c3900f9effe1aa4e045bf76d2a7d42

 

[BLIT2014]

Source: Newscorp "Journalists" Bolt and Devine defend Pell and claim he is "innocent and a scapegoat"

https://www.theguardian.com/austral...eclare-cardinal-pell-innocent-and-a-scapegoat

Alongside Lyle Shelton (https://twitter.com/LyleShelton?ref_src=twsrc^google|twcamp^serp|twgr^author)

 

[SylviaB]

anyone I don't like isn't a """"real"""" journalist

 

[cosmo 2]

imagine going to jail just bc some guy claimed that you touched his dick in a wagga wagga pizza hut in 1978 with no other corroborating evidence