“The Persecution of George Pell” by Keith Windschuttle can be purchased at quadrant.org.au/shop/
This book details how the highest levels of the police, judiciary and politicians in Australia, plus victim lobby groups, compensation lawyers, and journalists, used bogus accusations of child sexual abuse to persecute, convict and jail an innocent man.
“The Persecution of George Pell” uncovers the campaign aimed not only at personally destroying one of Australia’s most influential religious leaders, but also of trashing the reputation of the Catholic Church. Had it succeeded, the campaign would have set damaging precedents for the rule of law in Australia. Cardinal Pell spent 400 days in prison before a unanimous judgment of the High Court finally set him free.
To get their man, lawyers, judges and a Royal Commission reversed long-standing legal principles, including the presumption of innocence, the onus of proof, and guilt beyond reasonable doubt. Every claim of child sexual abuse, they insisted, must be believed. This is the story of profound injustice heaped on one individual and the social and legal damage caused by radical ideologues convinced of their own virtue.”
George Pell was born in rural Victoria, Australia, in 1941. His mother was Catholic but his father was a nominal member of the Church of England. At 18, George Pell had been offered a contract to play professional football, and won a scholarship to study Law at Melbourne University. Yet in March, 1960, Pell entered Corpus Christi Seminary, Werribee, in the outer suburbs of Melbourne. In his fourth year at Werribee, Pell was told he would be continuing his studies at the Pontifical Urban University in Rome.... Pell had good reason to be heartily grateful to his mentor, Bishop O’Collins. O’Collins, a late vocation to the priesthood after working as a plumber, prided himself on his ability to spot up-and-coming talent in the ranks of the Church, and encouraged his priests to pursue university studies..... Pell was ordained in Rome in 1966; Bishop O’Collins supported Pell’s decision to not stay on in Rome for a Doctorate in Canon Law but instead head to Oxford, and a Doctorate in History......
Sophia says: Thank you for sharing this interview Father. It was a great relief to find out that as cruel and devastating as it was for this innocent, devoted son and servant of Christ's Church and of Christ Himself, to be deprived of his liberty and his reputation, it was not a completely dark experience. I am especially grateful that so many people reached out to him through letters since he was in solitary confinement. By the time I found out where and how to address notes to him, I just managed to send a couple because his final appeal mercifully resulted in his complete exoneration. He is such a powerful example of what it means to persevere in Faith and to trust in God no matter how dire the situation. God has brought him out of this with an even greater Faith and he is an even greater example of living what one professes than he already was. His forcefulness in addressing the last few questions at the end, spoke to his great, unwavering strength of character and his orthodoxy. May the remaining years of his life be filled with the "Peace which surpasses all understanding" and the respect which he so richly deserves.
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Cardinal Pell - a brave and good man. God bless him
“The Persecution of George Pell” by Keith Windschuttle can be purchased at quadrant.org.au/shop/
This book details how the highest levels of the police, judiciary and politicians in Australia, plus victim lobby groups, compensation lawyers, and journalists, used bogus accusations of child sexual abuse to persecute, convict and jail an innocent man.
“The Persecution of George Pell” uncovers the campaign aimed not only at personally destroying one of Australia’s most influential religious leaders, but also of trashing the reputation of the Catholic Church. Had it succeeded, the campaign would have set damaging precedents for the rule of law in Australia. Cardinal Pell spent 400 days in prison before a unanimous judgment of the High Court finally set him free.
To get their man, lawyers, judges and a Royal Commission reversed long-standing legal principles, including the presumption of innocence, the onus of proof, and guilt beyond reasonable doubt. Every claim of child sexual abuse, they insisted, must be believed. This is the story of profound injustice heaped on one individual and the social and legal damage caused by radical ideologues convinced of their own virtue.”
- Quadrant.
This is what the “liberal” left does, yet there are bishops and priests who vote for these fascists
George Pell was born in rural Victoria, Australia, in 1941. His mother was Catholic but his father was a nominal member of the Church of England. At 18, George Pell had been offered a contract to play professional football, and won a scholarship to study Law at Melbourne University. Yet in March, 1960, Pell entered Corpus Christi Seminary, Werribee, in the outer suburbs of Melbourne.
In his fourth year at Werribee, Pell was told he would be continuing his studies at the Pontifical Urban University in Rome....
Pell had good reason to be heartily grateful to his mentor, Bishop O’Collins. O’Collins, a late vocation to the priesthood after working as a plumber, prided himself on his ability to spot up-and-coming talent in the ranks of the Church, and encouraged his priests to pursue university studies.....
Pell was ordained in Rome in 1966; Bishop O’Collins supported Pell’s decision to not stay on in Rome for a Doctorate in Canon Law but instead head to Oxford, and a Doctorate in History......
Sophia says: Thank you for sharing this interview Father. It was a great relief to find out that as cruel and devastating as it was for this innocent, devoted son and servant of Christ's Church and of Christ Himself, to be deprived of his liberty and his reputation, it was not a completely dark experience. I am especially grateful that so many people reached out to him through letters since he was in solitary confinement. By the time I found out where and how to address notes to him, I just managed to send a couple because his final appeal mercifully resulted in his complete exoneration. He is such a powerful example of what it means to persevere in Faith and to trust in God no matter how dire the situation. God has brought him out of this with an even greater Faith and he is an even greater example of living what one professes than he already was. His forcefulness in addressing the last few questions at the end, spoke to his great, unwavering strength of character and his orthodoxy. May the remaining years of his life be filled with the "Peace which surpasses all understanding" and the respect which he so richly deserves.
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