MELBOURNE, Australia—Cardinal George Pell, the Vatican’s former finance chief, was sentenced to six years in prison Wednesday for sexually abusing two choirboys inside a Melbourne cathedral in the 1990s.
Cardinal Pell is the most senior Vatican official ever to stand trial on child sex-abuse charges, and the sentence imposed by County Court Chief Judge Peter Kidd will see him eligible to seek parole after three years and eight months. In a hearing that lasted about an hour and was broadcast live, Judge Kidd said the sentence...
Nothing but fkn white privilege and the simplest thing is to put a black in the same position and then multiply by 5! This is the formula for exercising justice to blacks by white amerikka! You cannot tell me any differently and why I say F**k all of you!
Obviously extremely loose definitions of 'good' and 'character. '
How is this justice for those lives he ruined?
What part of the catholic Bible did he & his ilk miss?
maybe i don’t know what “character” means?
His 'otherwise good character' is his cover. His 🐑 clothing. He's a bloodsucking vampire.
Theres that 'otherwise good character' that they used with manafort too. It's a good ole boy wink and nod. Don't worry old white dudes, you'll get light sentences cause you're old and 'sick' but mostly cause you're white dudes...must be nice
Did he consider the age, health and good character of those assaulted?
'otherwise good character'... sorry but his character is COMPLETELY compromised if he's capable of these things. the level of cluelessness... thats like Judge Eliis and his reference to Manafort's 'otherwise blameless life'... priviledge... must be nice.
Six years for decimating the lives of innocent children... pathetic.
One major issue with Justice Kidd’s otherwise careful but only adequate verdict is that he took account in his sentencing that Pell has not offended since his crime against these 2 boys. How can he know that Pell has not offended since ?
Other than that, how was the play, Mrs. Lincoln?
I wonder how Judge Peter Kidd would describe Pell if had any children of his own, much less if they had been one of Pell's victims.
Good character!? He’s a child predator.
‘Otherwise good character.’ That’s like saying Hannibal Lecter was otherwise a good chef, notwithstanding his cooking with human flesh.
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Pathetic! The cardinal didn’t consider the boys ages, impact on their lives, health!
Good character? Why are so many people fooled by pederasts who become priests? They aren’t priests who strayed. They are pedophiles who became priests to gain access to children.
Finally the australian porky in jail for ever
Otherwise good character?!?!😒🤨🤦🏻♀️🤷🏻♀️
Idk what will happen to Cardinal Pell in prison but maybe *that* will bring home to him the severity of his crimes, if nothing else.
He deserved more but they 'nailed' him on what they could. Imagine Pell agenda. Pope Pell! He thought he was great. We didn't. Sadness for darkness and pain that will remain.
“Otherwise good character.” 🤮
For Manafort sentiment very similar to that voiced by the judge was disappointing and seemed unjust. In the case of this Cardinal, it is infuriating and obscene and seems like a moral failing on the judge’s part.
Sexually assaulting choir boys takes back seat to 'otherwise good behavior?' !?!?!?!?
Otherwise good character? Let that sink in. outrage
Years of child abuse, rape, under color of the church, good character?
Ah, yes... 'otherwise blameless life'
There is non'otherwise' good behavior for a child rapist.
Holy Crap! 💩
Otherwise good character? Good grief!
Let me guess - old white guy wearing the robe?
If he was a CEO from the private sector, would it have the same verdict?
Otherwise good character: “Of all the child rapists, he had the sweetest demeanor.” God save us from your employees and our shitty judiciary.
He's an antichrist who worked in direct opposition to Christ's commandment of universal compassion for his own selfishness and went against Christ's warning not to abuse children. He said such should be drowned. Life imprisonment would do. His good character is rubbish.
What is with all the 'otherwise good character nonsense?' Hitler was probably nice to his mother, but that doesn't redeem him.
Also by bribe, celebrities endorsements, and arrogant upper class privileges to sustain the characters of their well beloved church. Otherwise, where will catholic go on Sunday, Easter and Christmas morning?
“Otherwise good character”. Jesus Christ. 🤦♂️
OH for C**** Sake Another OtherWiseBlamelessLife this is getting very tiresome As an X Altar boy+12 yrs of Catholic school, Kids would say, 'Stay away from Father So & So”, Or 'look out for the new Monsignor GrabAss” I can spot ‘em a mile away.
Otherwise good character? Is this satire from TWSJ? Pell was convicted of raping 2 children, I wonder how many others he raped through his long life? I shudder to think.
Good character! Means: Always praying after rape...
Otherwise good character. Good one.
Good character 🙄🙄🙄
Otherwise good character? WTF?