Category: George Pell

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Editorial: Cardinal truths

Cardinal Truths Saturday Paper Title: Editorial: Cardinal truths Author: Editor Edition No: 300 Publisher: The Saturday Paper Date: May 9-15, 2020 He knew. When he walked into Melbourne Magistrates’ Court in 1993 beside Gerald Ridsdale, a man facing dozens of counts of indecent assault against boys, George Pell knew the priest had been abusing children in

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Podcast: Will the Royal Commission’s investigation bring any consequences for Cardinal Pell?

America Inside Vatican Pell Title: Podcast: Will the Royal Commission’s investigation bring any consequences for CardinalPell? Author: Colleen Dulle Podcast: Colleen Dulle and Gerard O’Connell Publisher: America (Magazine Media) Date: 13MAY2020 On this week’s episode of the “Inside the Vatican” podcast, Vatican correspondent Gerard O’Connell and I discuss the Australian Royal Commission’s findings that Cardinal

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Pell Again

Pell Again Geraghty Menadue Title: Pell again Author: Chris Geraghty Publisher: John Menadue – Pearls and Irritations Date: 12MAY2020 Dear George, More bad news. When will it cease? And this latest news has come towards the backend of your stellar career performance. You had only just escaped from your prison cell and from the indignity

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Monsignor denies George Pell kept in dark about alleged paedophile Peter Searson

Doyle Searson Pell Untruthful Title: Monsignor denies George Pell kept in dark about alleged paedophile Peter Searson Author: James Hancock Publisher: ABC News Date: 27APR2016 A former director of Catholic Education Melbourne has firmly denied claims by Cardinal George Pell that management deceived him about the actions of accused paedophile priest Peter Searson. Key points:

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35,000 Sign Petition Launched By Clergy Abuse Survivor To Defrock Cardinal George Pell

Levey Petition Sack Pell Title: 35,000 Sign Petition Launched By Clergy Abuse Survivor To Defrock Cardinal George Pell Author: Alex Bruce-Smith Publisher: Pedestrian Tv Date: 11MAY2020 A petition from a clergy abuse survivor to defrock Cardinal George Pell has amassed some 35,000 signatures in three days. Paul Levey, who was abused by notorious paedophile priest

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Clergy abuse survivor draws support for petition to defrock Pell

Pope Francis Defrock Pell Title: Clergy abuse survivor draws support for petition to defrock Pell Author: Matt Neal Publisher: ABC News Date: 11MAY2020 A petition started by a clergy abuse survivor has received more than 30,000 signatures supporting his call for Cardinal George Pell to be defrocked. Key points: Clergy abuse survivor Paul Levey has

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‘I’m not a used car salesman’: Can the archbishop chart a new course?

Comensoli Clergy Sexual Abuse Title: ‘I’m not a used car salesman’: Can the archbishop chart a new course? Author: Farrah Tomazin Publisher: The Age Date: 10MAY2020 After almost two years as Archbishop of Melbourne Peter Comensoli remains an elusive figure to many Catholics, and a study in contrasts to the wider public. It’s August 2018, and

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Defrock Cardinal George Pell

ChangeOrg Levey Defrock Pell Title: Defrock Cardinal George Pell Author: Paul Levey Publisher: Change Org Australia Please sign and share Paul Levey’s Change Org Australia petition. Paul is asking Pope Francis to dismiss Cardinal George Pell from the clerical state. (AKA known as defrocking or laicization). Paul’s petition has received more than 50K signatures in

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‘Why didn’t he help those little boys?’: how George Pell failed the children of Ballarat

Pell Survivors Demand Laicization Title: ‘Why didn’t he help those little boys?’: how George Pell failed the children of Ballarat Author: Melissa Davey Publisher: The Guardian Date: 08MAY2020 The cardinal maintains he didn’t know about the Victorian town’s notorious paedophile priests, a claim the royal commission found ‘implausible’ “Why isn’t all of Australia talking about what

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