Religion preying on our youth

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There is a question of flogging a dead horse that can't defend himself.

We've already seen that unsubstantiated allegations can cause miscarriages of justice.

Hmm secrets taken to the grave

 

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Hmm secrets taken to the grave

Not really. The Royal Commission into Institutional Child abuse questioned Cardinal Pell extensively on his roles in the Catholic Church when the abuse of children by priests under his jurisdiction was an ongoing disaster. This is a summary of their findings. Its worth taking 10 minutes to read in full.

George Pell: what the five-year royal commission into child sexual abuse found​

Un-redacted report released in 2020 revealed how archbishop failed to take proper steps to act on complaints about dangerous priests

The child sexual abuse royal commission in 2020 released a bombshell un-redacted report examining the failings of George Pell during his time as an assistant priest, bishop, auxiliary bishop and cardinal in Australia.

The report found he both knew about child abuse, particularly within the Victorian diocese of Ballarat, and failed to take proper steps to act on complaints about dangerous priests.

The findings – which Pell always disputed – were arrived at after an exhaustive, five-year royal commission.

Here’s what the commission found about Pell’s conduct.

Pell’s knowledge of child abuse by paedophile priest Gerald Ridsdale​

Gerald Ridsdale is one of the country’s most notorious paedophile priests.

He committed more than 130 offences against children as young as four between the 1960s and 1980s, including while working as a school chaplain at St Alipius boys’ school in Ballarat, and continues to be convicted and sentenced for his crimes, most recently in October.

Pell lived with Ridsdale for a time in the 1970s, accompanied him to court in 1993, and offered to provide character evidence for him.

George Pell: what the five-year royal commission into child sexual abuse found

Un-redacted report released in 2020 revealed how archbishop failed to take proper steps to act on complaints about dangerous priests

www.theguardian.com

 

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Not really. The Royal Commission into Institutional Child abuse questioned Cardinal Pell extensively on his roles in the Catholic Church when the abuse of children by priests under his jurisdiction was an ongoing disaster. This is a summary of their findings. Its worth taking 10 minutes to read in full.

George Pell: what the five-year royal commission into child sexual abuse found​

Un-redacted report released in 2020 revealed how archbishop failed to take proper steps to act on complaints about dangerous priests

The child sexual abuse royal commission in 2020 released a bombshell un-redacted report examining the failings of George Pell during his time as an assistant priest, bishop, auxiliary bishop and cardinal in Australia.

The report found he both knew about child abuse, particularly within the Victorian diocese of Ballarat, and failed to take proper steps to act on complaints about dangerous priests.

The findings – which Pell always disputed – were arrived at after an exhaustive, five-year royal commission.

Here’s what the commission found about Pell’s conduct.

Pell’s knowledge of child abuse by paedophile priest Gerald Ridsdale​

Gerald Ridsdale is one of the country’s most notorious paedophile priests.

He committed more than 130 offences against children as young as four between the 1960s and 1980s, including while working as a school chaplain at St Alipius boys’ school in Ballarat, and continues to be convicted and sentenced for his crimes, most recently in October.

Pell lived with Ridsdale for a time in the 1970s, accompanied him to court in 1993, and offered to provide character evidence for him.

George Pell: what the five-year royal commission into child sexual abuse found

Un-redacted report released in 2020 revealed how archbishop failed to take proper steps to act on complaints about dangerous priests

www.theguardian.com

Guilty they cried, but no was interested, too much power from within for the authorities to take and make the hard call. Just a slap on the wrist and then scamper off to a safe haven.