Hi Foxy,

No one is above the law, no is to powerful to be prosecuted. Judge Peter Kidd was scathing of Pell in his one hour summation.

Funny how perceptions differ, I listened to the sentencing and guessed that Pell would get five years, whereas in effect he got just over three years.
He will be out at the end of the parole period if not before as he will be a model prisoner and will be treated with kid gloves.

Will be the holiday that he needs.

By jailing a Cardinal for these sordid crimes
Australia has demonstrated that the rule of
law runs in this country. Getting here hasn't
been easy - but we have proven that no one is
above the law. It seems that Rome may just learn
that it has lost the power to protect men like
him. In our case Pell's accuser was believed by
the police, the Victorian director of public
prosecutions and ultimately the jury.

It should be noted that the first jury did not
acquit Pell. He was not in any sense cleared by the
failure to reach a verdict. The very tight circle that
knows how the jurors voted does not include any of us.
Perhaps one day we shall.

Those opposed to the law running it course must ask themselves is the justice system not for those you like
our country is a better place because of this sentence

Belly,

All that this sentence will do is harden the attitudes of conflicting sides and add to the ravings of conspiracy theorists.

Is Mise,

This sentence will do much more than that.
It will send a message to Rome that it can
no longer protect men like him and that the
rule of law runs in this country.