AUSTRALIA
The AIM Network
Written by: John Lord
1 Cardinal Pell in giving evidence to the Royal Commission into the abuse of children uttered two of the most debauched sentences ever spoken by an Australian cleric.
“I didn’t know whether it was common knowledge or whether it wasn’t,” he said. “It’s a sad story and it wasn’t of much interest to me.” “The suffering, of course, was real and I very much regret that but I had no reason to turn my mind to the extent of the evil that Ridsdale had perpetrated.”
The audible grasp from those listening summed up the pent-up vacuum of abhorrence the victims feel for this man.
He evoked the ‘I didn’t know, I wasn’t told’ defence that sounded as hollow as a burnt out log in hell. It beggars belief that he didn’t know what was going on.
The good and faithful of the church must be greatly offended by the leadership that represents them.
It seems the words compassion, contrition and empathy have been lost on this priest who purports to represent the word of God.
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