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George Pell

George Pell could have helped. He made it worse.

George Pell is no saint Title: George Pell could have helped. He made it worse. Podcast Presenter: Ruby Jones Podcast Guest: Lucie Morris-Marr Publisher: 7am Schwartz Media Date: 18JAN2023 George Pell’s body is returning to Australia after last weekend’s funeral service in the Vatican. He will be interred in the crypts below St Mary’s Cathedral

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Sexual abuse victims know the truth. George Pell allowed lives to be destroyed to protect himself and the Catholic church

Chrissie Foster George Pell Title: Sexual abuse victims know the truth. George Pell allowed lives to be destroyed to protect himself and the Catholic church Author: Chrissie Foster Publisher: The Guardian Date: 16JAN2023 Suppression of the truth comes from the Catholic church’s canon law. There is no exposing of hierarchy. To be a sexual assault

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Gerald Ridsdale photo that haunted George Pell for decades

George Pell Ridsdale Photo Title: Gerald Ridsdale photo that haunted George Pell for decades Author: Chantelle Francis Publisher: News.com.au Date:  11JAN2023 The moment George Pell was grilled by ABC reporter Leigh Sales about a photo that haunted the cardinal has re-emerged after his death. For 29 years, there was one photo Cardinal George Pell was

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George Pell: what the five-year royal commission into child sexual abuse found

George Pell Lied Under Oath Title: George Pell: what the five-year royal commission into child sexual abuse found Author: Christopher Knaus Publisher: The Guardian Date: 12JAN2023 The child sexual abuse royal commission in 2020 released a bombshell un-redacted report examining the failings of George Pell during his time as an assistant priest, bishop, auxiliary bishop

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Survivors abused by ‘sadistic’ priest win compensation battle, but money ‘won’t change’ impact

Bryan Coffey Clergy Abuse Title: Survivors abused by ‘sadistic’ priest win compensation battle, but money ‘won’t change’ impact Author: Matt Neal Publisher: ABC News Date: 26AUG2021 Two men who were abused by a paedophile priest in regional Victoria in the 1960s have reached landmark settlement agreements with the Catholic Church. Key Points: Coffey, who died in

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Former Christian Brother Ted Bales admits to abusing another 19 children

Christian Brother Ted Bales Title: Former Christian Brother Ted Bales admits to abusing another 19 children Author: Adam Cooper Publisher: The Age Date: 11Jun2021 Convicted paedophile and former Christian Brother Ted Bales has pleaded guilty to abusing 19 children in the 1970s and 1980s, bringing to 50 his total number of confirmed victims.Bales on Friday

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‘I can move on’: $1.5 million payout to St Alipius sex abuse survivor

St Alipius Gerald Ridsdale Title: ‘I can move on’: $1.5 million payout to St Alipius sex abuse survivor Author: Henrietta Cook & Chris Vedelago Publisher: The Age Date: 10APR2021 A Victorian man who was sexually abused by Australia’s most prolific paedophile priest has reached a $1.5 million settlement with the Catholic Church, one of the

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