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Australia’s high court overturns guilty verdict against Cardinal George Pell on final appeal

George Pell Gerard O’Connell   Title: Australia’s high court overturns guilty verdict against Cardinal George Pell on final appeal   Author: Gerard O’Connell   Publisher: America Media   Date: 06APR2020   Cardinal George Pell will be released from prison after Australia’s highest court dismissed the convictions of the most senior Catholic found guilty of child

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Pope Francis abolishes the pontifical secret for sexual misconduct cases involving clerics

Author: Gerard O’Connell Publication: America Magazine Date: 17DEC2019 In a decision of enormous importance, long called for by survivors of abuse and their advocates, Pope Francis has abolished the pontifical secret for sexual misconduct cases concerning clerics. The “pontifical secret” is not related to the seal of the confessional, which remains absolute (and inviolable) in

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