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Pell’s appeal argued ‘solid obstacles’ precluded convictions
- Aug 20, 2019
Cardinal George Pell’s lawyers argued in his appeal that there were more than a dozen “solid obstacles” that should have prevented a jury from finding him guilty beyond a reasonable doubt of molesting two choirboys.
Pell’s appeal pitted word of former choirboy against priest
- Aug 20, 2019
Cardinal George Pell’s appeal against his convictions for child molestation was largely a question of who the jury should have believed, his accuser or a senior priest whose church role was likened to Pell’s bodyguard.
Cardinal Pell appeal verdict looms but may not be final word
- Aug 20, 2019
The most senior Catholic cleric found guilty of sexually abusing children will learn the outcome of his appeal on Wednesday though the verdict still may not be the final word on his convictions for molesting two choirboys in an Australian cathedral more than two decades ago.
Australian prelate says mandatory reporting, seal of confession not ‘mutually exclusive’
- Aug 16, 2019
Mandatory reporting of child sex abuse by religious ministers is a welcome reform, according to Archbishop Peter Comensoli of Melbourne, but the seal of confession can’t be broken for any reason.
Victoria bishops become ‘conscientious objectors’ to assisted suicide law
- Jun 18, 2019
As euthanasia becomes legal in Australia’s Victoria state, its bishops said Catholic health care services will not cooperate with the facilitation of suicide.
Australian state hesitates to require priests to break seal of confession
- Jul 13, 2018
The Australian state of Victoria has said a recommendation by the royal commission that it pass a law requiring priests to break the confessional seal to report cases of child sex abuse requires further consideration.
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