[7news] A date has been set for the final appeal of disgraced cardinal George Pell, who remains behind bars for historical child sex abuse offences committed in the 1990s.
The High Court has listed a two-day hearing before the full bench on March 11 and 12.
In the video above, George Pell’s request for special leave to the High Court explained
As a matter of explanation, I believe that his last appeal trial was before a three judge panel of the High Court. The vote was 2-1 and now the last chance is before the entire tribunal. I do not know just how many judges that contains.----It sure doesn't look good. The charges are shaky. There were two boys one of whom is deceased. The boys were like 12 and the incident in question occurred some 30 plus years ago.---In America, the case would have been laughed out of court for Matlock's expertise in "reasonable doubt". British law is different. You are basically guilty until proven innocent.---Pell is "toast" and this fits the agenda in the Vatican very well. He was as big problem for finance irregularities. He was centralizing money at the bank while various individuals wanted to keep running their slush funds so that no one could see. There is no doubt that part of this payback is directly traced to the "gay lobby" with connections joined between Rome and Brisbane.
ReplyDeleteHE might be guilty, he might not be. Vatican is taking a wait and see approach but they will honor the court in this case and defrock him if he lose. They aren't seeing him as the next Aløyšïūś Stępiñač.
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From what I gather from afar, even if Pell is exonerated by the High Court, he is far from out of trouble. There are two complete reports of the Royal Commission, both on the Pell case(s) alone. They would probably be released once the High Court ruling is made. Chances are there are enough potential charges that might mean Pell remains behind bars for the duration and as Mr Pell, not 'His Eminence'!
ReplyDeleteThere are also other outstanding cases where the evidence is not sufficient to be "beyond a shadow of doubt" and therefor notenough to send him to gaol. But... it does meet the "preponderance of evidence" standard and he could be sued and tied up in kangaroo courts forever.
ReplyDeleteThe vote was 2-1 for the carefully orchestrated composition of the panel for the appeal. The only one with any sense is the conservative "one". The two were a rabid feminist read l-----n and her traveling companion, a gay dude. This case is a mockery of law and the use of evidence.---He was accused by two 12 year olds at the time. One died. The time was some 35 years previous. Even if he was guilty which is highly unlikely, there was no evidence other than the testimony of one screwed up individual.---It is known from psychological studies that predators do not act just once. There was a five minute window and Pell was dressed up more than now Cardinal Raymond Burke. The testimony was not reliable and yet the Australian legal system took it as "gospel". ---Pell was a target and undoubtedly there were "fellow travelers" inside the Vatican. This is all about a "sea change" in the view of morality by the Holy See. If you read "Amoris Laetitia", you will get the idea. In 1917, the Mother of God herself came to Earth and warned of just such a scenario coming from a faulty council and a "dipsy doodle" pontiff who may actually be the "bishop in white" in the released version of the Secret.
ReplyDeleteIf you take the time to look up the official international rankings for legal systems and their adherence to the rule of law, Australia is around no 8 while the US is no 19.
ReplyDeleteYou've take the line, almost verbatim, pushed by George Weigel.