Cardinal Pell felled by abuse claims – but are they credible?There is more than enough reason to believe that he has not received a fair trial Cardinal George Pell, formerly the Pope’s right-hand man for Vatican finances and the face of the Catholic Church in Australia, has been convicted of abusing two choir boys when he was Archbishop of Melbourne in the 1990s. He will almost certainly serve time in jail. Pell has vehemently denied the allegations. His lawyers say that he is going to appeal the verdict. This is a terrible blow to the prestige of the Catholic Church...