Cardinal George Pell welcomed Australia’s highest court clearing him of child sex crimes Tuesday and said his trial had not been a referendum on the Catholic Church’s handling of the clergy abuse crisis
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Francis appeared to refer to Pell’s acquittal in his morning homily, saying he was praying for all those unjustly persecuted. The Survivors' Network of those Abused by Priests said in a statement they were “dismayed and heartbroken” by the decision. But Pell's record on managing clergy abuse could come under further public scrutiny, with Australian Attorney General Christian Porter responding to the verdict by announcing he will consider releasing a redacted section of a report on institutional responses to child molesting.
Where Pell will go and whether he will return to Rome has not been announced. Melbourne residents have been told to stay home except for essentials due to the coronavirus pandemic. He had stayed at a Sydney seminary when he was free on bail awaiting trial. But the Australian Catholic University kept its Pell Center on its Ballarat campus until the appeal process was completed, angering academic staff.“This was a case that always had a reasonable doubt a mile wide,” Craven said. “The High Court unanimously — seven-nil — said the Victorian justice system got it hopelessly wrong.”
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