The ABC and fellow communists will be slavering over the rumour of 'new accusations' against Cardinal Pell. But, accusations are nothing. It's charges that account, and the anti-Catholic/Christian rabble should not rely on the dropkicks who were humiliated by the unanimous finding of the High Court bringing new charges any time soon.

If the High Court is correct then the sole testimony must have gotten key facts wrong. I wonder if this is an example of false memory
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_memory
At the time of the original conviction I recall our ABC saying if you'd been in the court you would have been convinced. Maybe it helps if you were already predisposed to a conviction.

Two weeks ago I wanted to watch the advertised TV program Grand Designs Australia. To see if it had been delayed I checked back maybe three times. On two of those times they were discussing priests showering with choirboys. That's the sort of thing you'd expect from a gossip magazine not the ABC. They need to refocus.

"Police will only press charges if they think there is a real case to answer".

What a strange statement to make after what happened to Cardinal Pell. Victoria police had no evidence, no complaints until they eventually found ONE, after a lot of trawling in the manner of the notorious HRC. And, when questioned, the companion of that ONE witness at the fabricated incident, denied any offence by the Cardinal when questioned. Had that witness lived, would the Keystone Cops of Victoria continued with their non-case against an innocent man? I suppose they could have been that stupid.

Dear Taswegian,

One does get a sense after reading the Appeal Court's decision that the victim was kind of forced into deciding a specific date for the incidents. I am open to the premise that the offending may have happened on a different occasion however the robustness of the evidence he otherwise gave leaves no other conclusion for me personally than he was assaulted by Pell.

I think having the second victim spiraling into a heroin addiction within a year of the assault also gives weight to the first's account.

However I accept that in the eyes of the law the burden of proof has not been met.

S.R. Yes mate and all good, however what about the court of public opinion or humanity or the pub test? Would he pass that or a lie detection test using space-age, unbeatable lie detection technology, which can be covertly deployed to test both evidence, witnesses and witness rebuttal!

The sooner we roll these things out in our courtrooms, the sooner we can dispense with hours of a thousand-dollar an hour, Silks arguing points of law.

In due course, Mr Pell will face ultimate judgement and possibly find that our justice less cruel or lengthy?

Take care and stay safe.
Alan B.

Oh Christ Alan B!

Pell too sick to travel? Didn't he use that as an excuse not to travel Vatican-to-Australia to face the music?

Now that Cardy Pell has done his time can't he be re-transported back to the Vatican?

Pell, on the loose, self-importantly pontificating to the Australian media, like a "Prince of the Church" http://www.catholicculture.org/culture/library/dictionary/index.cfm?id=35782

is a Cross we ordinary Australian plebs shouldn't have to Bear.