Hi Belly,

I think we are just nattering away in the peanut gallery trying to make sense of things. I have been told that the High Court is unlikely to grant an appeal, so the whole business should be done and dusted in a few weeks.

Foxy,

Best wishes for a short stay and a quick recovery.

Cheers

Hi Foxy,

All the best with the hospital trip, hope all goes well, and we'll "see" you back here soon. Good luck.

Well, the only thing that hasn't been suggested yet to get Pell of the hook is Trial by Ordeal, can someone start boiling the oil?

Is Mise,

No. I don't think that the young man who died -
that his family are liars. Nor was the young man himself.
He simply did not tell the truth because as we all
know victims of sexual abuse often don't as they are
seldom believed and are marginalised, shamed, and re-abused.
He also did not want to
lose the scholarship he had at the Private School.

As to what I think of Cardinal Pell? A jury unanimously
found him guilty as did the majority of judges.
I respect their decision.

I'm not really inclined to continue this conversation.
We're at opposite poles in our thinking
and I don't want to continue to explain things to you

Hello there FOXY...

All the very best for your upcoming stay in Hospital.
I truly hope all goes well for you.
Take care always...O sung wu.

Foxy,

"No. I don't think that the young man who died -
that his family are liars. Nor was the young man himself.
He simply did not tell the truth "

"...He simply did not tell the truth..."

How do you know?

Funnily enough, I have always thought that people who do not tell the truth are liars; apparently, you think differently; I guess it takes all kinds...

I think a lot of the problems with the Courts and the legal system in general is that the people who are in charge viz., barristers, judges, etc., are only lawyers who have been trained in the arts of rhetoric and sophism. We need legal officers who not only know how the legal system functions and how to administer the law but also to be highly knowledgeable in other areas particularly logic, epistemology, psychology, etc.

Maybe then we wouldn't get stupid remarks like Pell not being dressed for the occasion. I really wonder how some people can live with themselves. Absolutely discussing!