Cardinal George Pell says Pope Benedict’s legacy is mixed,but his contribution was invaluable for more than fifty years.
A court has ruled the father of a former choirboy who prosecutors had alleged was sexually abused by George Pell can pursue civil action against the cardinal and the Catholic archdiocese of Melbourne.
Lawyers of a father suing over the alleged abuse of his son say the church’s interpretation of legislation could extinguish legal entitlements of families if a victim dies.
Lawyers for the Catholic Church could resurrect a legal strategy to defend a civil claim launched by the father of a former choirboy who prosecutors had alleged was sexually abused by former Melbourne archbishop George Pell in St Patrick’s Cathedral.
The father of a former choirboy alleged to have been sexually abused by George Pell has launched civil action in an attempt to sue the cardinal and the Catholic Church.
Some of Australia’s biggest media companies have been fined a combined $1.1 million for breaching contempt of court laws over the way they first reported George Pell’s conviction on sex abuse charges.
Cardinal George Pell has spent the northern winter watching as a scandal over Vatican corruption has unfolded:“We must act within the norms of justice,” he says.
Cardinal George Pell says strip-searches were the worst part of his time in jail,while he sensed “a whiff of evil” at work during his trials.
Media organisations are still trying to work out the best way to behave on social media. And they don’t always get it right.
The publication of two volumes of the Cardinal’s prison journals that may come as a surprise to people who think of him as a thug of Catholic conservatism.
The decision by The Age to publish early articles about George Pell’s sex abuse conviction was,lawyers for the media argue,made to inform readers why the case could not be reported.