Although there is justification for condemning pedophile priests in the Catholic Church, there have been many unjustly accused priests who suffer just like Cardinal Pell.
Catholic dioceses unwisely set up slush funds to settle pedophile cases. While that sped up the judicial process and brought some reparations to those poor victims, it also opened the door for scammers to lay false claims to cash in quickly. Two “victims” in Pennsylvania filed accusations against priests in five different states to get quick buyouts from those diocesan slush funds. Too often timid bishops felt it best to just pay them off and hope it goes away. Of course, the falsely accused priests are left abandoned and scandalized.
Yes, Cardinal Pell is not alone.
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