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However, I am somewhat confused by the defense lawyer's 'vanilla' sex comment , as mentioned by SR. That IS going to take some explaining.
Posted by ttbn, Thursday, 28 February 2019 12:35:56 PM
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John Ellis, Sydney lawyer and the survivor of a
priest's sexual abuse stated - "Pell will be judged by history. Has he lived honourably and compassionately. Has he been merciful and humble. Has any life breathed easier because of his conduct as a priest, archbishop, cardinal or senior Vatican bureaucrat? Did his war on victims and survivors of abuse make the Church better or has George Pell been one of the Catholic Church's own worst enemies? " http://www.smh.com.au/national/history-will-judge-george-pell-the-cardinal-who-sought-to-crush-me-20190227-p510ma.html Father Brennan, Jesuit priest and lawyer told Leigh Sales on the 7.30 Report: "Nevertheless, 12 decent, conscientious Australian citizens off the street listening to the evidence of the victim and listening to everything that was outlined including the improbabilities say we are absolutely convinced that Cardinal Pell did something dreadful to this young man and his companion. That leaves us with a Leadership which in terms of public credibility has been absolutely shattered." He also stated that the jury was convinced that this had happened and that he accepted the verdict. Posted by Foxy, Thursday, 28 February 2019 12:54:26 PM
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Foxy
it has always fascinated me why you stay in an organisation that you seem to despise and are willing to think the worse of. I understand that neither you or I can really say Pell was guilty or innocent but what I don't understand is that you have been a willing paticipant to bag the Catholic church at every opportunity. What keeps you there? Posted by runner, Thursday, 28 February 2019 1:23:16 PM
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I'm open to different opinions, but it gets to the pathetic stage where one Lefty waits for the ABC (Four Corners) to tell him what his opinion is, and the other one parrots off what other people think, including the ABC and the Left press, as she usually does. The very organisations who ensured that Pell was never going to get a fair trial. Thanks everyone else for using your own brains, including SR, who reminded me of the bizarre comment made by one of the best defence lawyers in the country. With a defense lawyer like that, who needs a prosecutor! Perhaps it's time he retired.
Posted by ttbn, Thursday, 28 February 2019 2:02:41 PM
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'"Pell will be judged by history.'
Sorry Foxy Pell will be judged by God like every other human being. History will be read through bias eyes and narratives or rewritten. Posted by runner, Thursday, 28 February 2019 2:14:00 PM
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runner,
I believe in the faith. What I criticise is the flawed institution. I support the good that the Church does. What I criticise is the failure of the Church to deal with so many man made laws that it has the power to change. The failure of the Church to deal with the sexual abuse of children effectively has done immeasurable damage to victims. The cover-ups, the protection of abusive clergy and the refusal to admit egregious mistakes are unjustified. Posted by Foxy, Thursday, 28 February 2019 2:14:32 PM
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