Pope rails against ‘unjust sentences’ as Cardinal Pell freed
The quashing of Cardinal George Pell's conviction for sexually abusing two 13-year-old choirboys in the 1990s casts doubt on whether the Vatican's Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith will continue its own investigation into the charges made against Pell, which was put on hold during his appeal in Australia. – EPA pic, April 7, 2020.
POPE Francis decried “unjust” sentences against “innocent” people today, hours after Australian Cardinal George Pell walked free from prison following the quashing of his conviction for child sex abuse. Australia’s High Court overturned five counts of sexually abusing two 13-year-old choirboys in the 1990s, bringing to an abrupt end the most high-profile paedophilia case faced by the Catholic Church.
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