Posted on 07/01/2017 9:46:54 AM PDT by heterosupremacist
“Pell can never receive a fair trial,” writes The Australian columnist Angela Shanahan.
She is describing the “media witch-hunt” that has dogged Cardinal George Pell for two years. New and vague charges — of “historic sexual offenses” — were filed against Cardinal Pell yesterday morning. Cardinal Pell has repeatedly denied allegations of sexual abuse leveled against him.
Still, the media in Australia have repeated claims about the Cardinal’s guilt. They’ve printed leaked information about the investigation against Pell, and claimed that charges were “imminent.” And hostile book on Cardinal Pell (Cardinal: The Rise and Fall of George Pell) came out in May.
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I have no opinion on his guilt or innocence, but as you appear to by virtue of posting this, I would advise you to choose sources who report with less reliance on rhetorical tricks. May God protect and heal the injured innocents, whoever they turn out to be in this case.
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