What Cardinal Pell's Lawyer said

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What Cardinal Pell's Lawyer said

Cardinal George Pell has been convicted of sexually abusing two choirboys and is now sitting in a remand prison awaiting sentencing. His defense lawyer, a Jewish atheist, caused outrage at the sentencing hearing by describing the crimes as
a “plain vanilla sexual penetration case where the child is not actively participating”.

I'm not even sure what that means, but Pell has been protesting his innocence all along and intends to appeal the conviction. So why is his lawyer now trying to downplay the seriousness of a crime that supposedly never happened?

Someone is lying here.

Meanwhile, a petition has been launched to have Pell expelled from the Order of Australia, which is a system of honors for the brightest and best. In just a few days it's reached nearly 100,000 signatures. If you live in Australia, you can sign it here.

https://www.change.org/p/strip-cardinal-george-pell-of-his-order-of-aust...

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Thanks for the article.
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Whatever the sentence he won
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Evidently he has no need of a
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Do you have a second link for
algebe's picture
Mrs. Paul Owczarek:
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This is the dirt on Pell for
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So why is his lawyer now
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@Old Man Shouts...Because he
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"The Pope will turn on him
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@ Algebe
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@Old man shouts: Sent shivers
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@ Algebe
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Surprise...the third highest
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SORRY GUYS: I don't see the
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@Cognostic: I think Pell will
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Algebe: "Whatever the outcome
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Regardless of the outcome of
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With any luck he'll end his
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Find the interview with the
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"We've seen it all before. I
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Sheldon: "We've seen it all
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I think he should go to jail
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The topic of protection of
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Based on personal experience,
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Just because of a good lawyer
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No matter what happens in
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I am looking for qualified
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If you are looking for

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