CANBERRA (AUSTRALIA)
Catholic News Agency via National Catholic Register
March 17,2020
By Ed Condon
Cardinal George Pell remains in prison, while the seven justices of the Australian High Court consider his petition for special leave to appeal. After two days of arguments from lawyers, the justices reserved their judgment last week as Pell seeks to overturn his conviction on five counts of child sexual abuse.
It is not known how long they will take to deliver a decision, but there are four options open to the court.
The first option is to grant Cardinal Pell special leave to appeal and find in his favor, overturning his conviction and immediately setting him fre
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