Australia’s disgrace George Weigel, First Things Thursday, August 22, 2019 The upholding of Cardinal Pell’s conviction is an astonishing, indeed incomprehensible, decision that calls into the gravest doubt the quality of justice in Australia—and the possibility of any Catholic cleric charged with sexual abuse to receive a fair trial or a fair consideration of the probity of his trial. © 2023 The Catholic Thing. All rights reserved. For reprint rights, write to: [email protected] The Catholic Thing is a forum for intelligent Catholic commentary. Opinions expressed by writers are solely their own.
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Australia’s disgrace
George Weigel, First Things
Thursday, August 22, 2019
The upholding of Cardinal Pell’s conviction is an astonishing, indeed incomprehensible, decision that calls into the gravest doubt the quality of justice in Australia—and the possibility of any Catholic cleric charged with sexual abuse to receive a fair trial or a fair consideration of the probity of his trial.