The curious case of George Pell: Root of Corruption research: Australia and abroad (pizzagatewhatever)
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George Pell
George Pell AC (born 8 June 1941) is an Australian cardinal prelate of the Catholic Church. He became the inaugural Prefect of the Secretariat for the Economy in 2014.[1] He previously served as the eighth Archbishop of Sydney (2001–2014), Auxiliary Bishop of Melbourne (1987–1996), and Archbishop of Melbourne (1996–2001).[1] He was created a cardinal in 2003.[2] Ordained in 1966, he has also been an author, columnist, public speaker and sportsman, having been signed by the Richmond Football Club, an Australian Rules Football team, in 1959.[3] Since becoming Archbishop of Melbourne in 1996, he has maintained a high public profile on a wide range of issues, while retaining a strict adherence to Catholic orthodoxy.
Ordained in 1966, he has also been an author, columnist, public speaker and sportsman, having been signed by the Richmond Football Club, an Australian Rules Football team, in 1959.
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Upon becoming Archbishop of Melbourne, Pell set up the "Melbourne Response" diocesan protocol to investigate and deal with complaints of sexual abuse in the Archdiocese of Melbourne.[5][6][7] The protocol was the first of its kind in the world, but has been subject to a variety of criticisms.[5][7][6][8] Australia's wide-ranging 2013–2017 Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse called Pell three times to give evidence about the Melbourne Response, handling of abuse in the Ballarat and Melbourne Dioceses, and Case Study 8 regarding the John Ellis complaint.[4] Pell was also called to testify at a 2013 Victorian government Inquiry. Amid anger at the Church's handling of abuse claims, Pell's appearances were subject to criticism and controversy.[9][10][11][12][13][14] These inquiries discredited a number of widely reported claims against Pell regarding his purported knowledge of events as a young priest, but also criticised some aspects of the procedures he later established for handling abuse claims.[15][16] Pell himself used the platforms to both condemn past failings of his Church and to defend his own efforts to combat child abuse in the church and care for victims.[17] On 29 June 2017, Pell was charged with multiple historical sexual assault offences and responded by stating he denies all charges.[8][18][19] The Pope granted him leave to return to Australia to defend himself.[20][19] On 26 July 2017, he appeared in the Magistrates' Court of Victoria and entered a plea of not guilty.[21] He is scheduled to return to court on 6 October 2017.[21] The Cardinal, the third most senior official in the Vatican,[22][23] is the most senior Catholic cleric in the world to face such charges.[18][8]
Upon becoming Archbishop of Melbourne, Pell set up the "Melbourne Response" diocesan protocol to investigate and deal with complaints of sexual abuse in the Archdiocese of Melbourne.[5][6][7] The protocol was the first of its kind in the world, but has been subject to a variety of criticisms.[5][7][6][8] Australia's wide-ranging 2013–2017 Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse called Pell three times to give evidence about the Melbourne Response, handling of abuse in the Ballarat and Melbourne Dioceses, and Case Study 8 regarding the John Ellis complaint.[4] Pell was also called to testify at a 2013 Victorian government Inquiry. Amid anger at the Church's handling of abuse claims, Pell's appearances were subject to criticism and controversy.[9][10][11][12][13][14] These inquiries discredited a number of widely reported claims against Pell regarding his purported knowledge of events as a young priest, but also criticised some aspects of the procedures he later established for handling abuse claims.[15][16] Pell himself used the platforms to both condemn past failings of his Church and to defend his own efforts to combat child abuse in the church and care for victims.[17]
On 29 June 2017, Pell was charged with multiple historical sexual assault offences and responded by stating he denies all charges.[8][18][19] The Pope granted him leave to return to Australia to defend himself.[20][19] On 26 July 2017, he appeared in the Magistrates' Court of Victoria and entered a plea of not guilty.[21] He is scheduled to return to court on 6 October 2017.[21] The Cardinal, the third most senior official in the Vatican,[22][23] is the most senior Catholic cleric in the world to face such charges.[18][8]
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fogdryer 7.5 years ago
yes this has already been said.
argosciv 7.5 years ago
yes and now the pieces are here to start putting it together, hopefully within 48 hours
What's in 48?
now ~24 hours, until Pell returns to court!
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fogdryer ago
yes this has already been said.
argosciv ago
yes and now the pieces are here to start putting it together, hopefully within 48 hours
fogdryer ago
What's in 48?
argosciv ago
now ~24 hours, until Pell returns to court!