SINGAPORE
The West Australian
Rob Scott and Tim Clarke
Sunday, 9 July 2017
Cardinal George Pell has taken a vow of silence during a stopover in Singapore ahead of his looming court appearance on historical sex offences.
Australia’s most senior Catholic is halfway home from the Vatican, and was yesterday seen casually dressed sitting in and then leaving one of the city’s top hotels.
Approached by a Seven News reporter, Cardinal Pell, 76, gave a firm no comment to almost every question put to him about his scheduled Melbourne court date.
It is still unclear when Cardinal Pell might leave Singapore, or when he is due arrive in Australia, but while he is on a leave of absence from Rome he is not shirking his Christian responsibilities.
The third-ranked official in the Vatican attended a 10.30am Sunday Mass at the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd in the heart of Singapore.
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