Very good writing.
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Good piece. My pastor talked this afternoon about Father Walter Ciszek, S.J., imprisoned in the USSR for decades. I have his books, and he, like Cardinal Pell and Archbishop Francis Xavier Nguyen Van Thuan and many others, found prison to be an occasion to meet Jesus Christ.
Excellent. Thank you for posting the article.
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Not only is the piece well-written, but Cardinal Pell is gracious toward warders and fellow prisoners alike.
For every true case of sexual abuse of children there are some politically motivated contrived ones, and the saying "you can't con a con" has some truth to it, and both some of the public and criminals can have better discernment or courage than certain political judges. Glad that a man innocent of the charges was cleared, however in Biblical justice not only are 2 or 3 eye-witnesses (a principle) required for conviction but those whose false testimony caused one to suffer are to receive the punishment that there false testimony resulted in.
One witness shall not rise up against a man for any iniquity, or for any sin, in any sin that he sinneth: at the mouth of two witnesses, or at the mouth of three witnesses, shall the matter be established. If a false witness rise up against any man to testify against him that which is wrong; Then both the men, between whom the controversy is, shall stand before the Lord, before the priests and the judges, which shall be in those days; And the judges shall make diligent inquisition: and, behold, if the witness be a false witness, and hath testified falsely against his brother; Then shall ye do unto him, as he had thought to have done unto his brother: so shalt thou put the evil away from among you. And those which remain shall hear, and fear, and shall henceforth commit no more any such evil among you. And thine eye shall not pity; but life shall go for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot. (Deuteronomy 19:15-21)
Beautiful. Thanks for posting.