On Lateline last night, it came to light that Cardinal Pell dismissed the claims of a paedophilia victim in his Church as well as to dismiss the recommendations of a Church investigation into the incident. Pell's only comment was that he worded his letter wrongly to the victim. Like that makes his actions alright.

Well, blimey, I thought the Church was all about compassion. Then I realised that true Christianity is all about compassion, but that the institutionalised Church is all about making a motza out of pretending to be compassionate and pretending to be Christian.

George Pell, based on his actions as opposed to the dogma he professes to hold, is a failed leader and at best can only be called a Christian follower.

Time to go Cardinal. Get out of the way and let the real healing begin!!

RobP,

You were just ahead of me with your post, which I missed.

In the US, I understand from the "Insiders" on TV, that the Bishop of Boston, to escape justice, has been graned sanctionary in the Vatican.

- Should we pull Pells' passports pending police investigations?
- Should the Pope protect these guys?

This is the religious leader both our political parties (our PM and the opposition) love (really as christians) and defend actual child abuse, while complaining about some happy naked child..this hypocrisy/irony should be all over the media.

Were it proved that any hypothetrical Cardinal covered-up a major crime and said Cardinal, whom every he might be, were sent to gaol. That would be an excellent message for Australia to send the world, that All are equal under the Law.

In fact, if there is sufficient evidence provided to a magistrate, where a jury could render a guilty verdict, with guilt beyond reasonable doubt; then any such hypothetical Cardinal, should be arreigned into police custody.

Part of the problem is RC priests are fobidden to marry which is totally unscriptural and indicative of the unscriptural-ness of the system.
1 Timothy 4:1-3 says "The Spirit clearly says that in later times some will abandon the faith and follow deceiving spirits and things taught by demons...they forbid people to marry and order them to abstain from certain foods..."
Forbidding people to marry is demons in control of RC church doctrine.
No marriage partner and the man can easily become a lover of men... and/or boys.
This shows to be true in the number of paedophiles in the RC church system.

It is time that the Catholic Church
re-examine the quality of its leadership.
It isn't enough to put on a "wonderful show,"
such as World Youth Day, to try to re-inforce a
faith - when that faith as practiced by
it's leadership is morally corrupt.
It is not about compassion,as it should be,
but exclusion.

And the leading example - is Cardinal George Pell.

I agree, Cardinal Pell does not do honour
to the rank of Cardinal.

His speeches indicate his bias.

He talks about traditions of caring, love,
honesty, decency, justice and a fair go...
But he's extremely selective - for whom.
He qualifies those principles by applying them
only to what he considers to be "normal."
A family of
mother, father, and children. Excluding
anyone else in our modern society that differs
from this norm.

He's also a ferocious critic of a great many things,
abortion, euthanasia, stem cell legislation, the
ordination of women priests, and of-course - homosexuality.
Yet he's been accused of
protecting priests that are guilty of child abuse.
And, his refusal to give homosexuals Holy Communion -
is not a decision that an ordained
Man of God should be making.

It is sad that weak and compassionless men such as Pell,
get into such high positions within a religious
order. Men - who should be concerned with the healing of the world.
Not adding to its misfortune - with blinkered narrow vision.

Pell has a lot to answer for. Unfortunately, it will be quite
some time before he has to.
In the meantime, the harm continues to be done.