Foxy, Can you see the discrepancies in these events:

The son died of an accidental heroin overdose in
2014, aged 30. He never spoke to his parents about
being abused. But his father believes that was
the reason his son turned to drugs.

How does his father Know, and how can he conclude?
He has not got evidence!

Josephus,

Maybe God told him about it.

"The deceased choir boy’s father’s lawyer has confirmed that his client’s claim in the civil court against the Catholic Church will now go ahead on the basis that it was the [alleged] sexual abuse his son suffered from George Pell that resulted in his son’s drug addiction and death by overdose."

That would be the most ridiculous insult against our divine gift of free will.

Even if the alleged rapes occurred as claimed, nothing in the world can cause anyone to willingly abuse their own body with drugs and alcohol. Further, no allegation was ever made as if drugs or alcohol were physically shoved down the victims' throat.

Despite suffering far more horrendous tortures, for years, not just minutes, hardly any holocaust survivor (including children) or those freed from Stalin's Goulags or Pol-Pot's camps, became an alcoholic or a drug addict.

The only possible reason for the boy's drug addiction and eventual death was his own poor character and misapplication of his own intellect. Further, according to the same allegations, the "victims" were in the sacristy to begin with in order to steal wine. Rape or no rape, their character has always been wanting!

I suppose we have to have one idiot!

Yuyutsu, Totally agree. A single sexual abuse does not lead to drug abuse and alcoholism.

Josephus,

When you say "I suppose we have to have one idiot!" are you referring to me or God?