Australian Cardinal Pell, Top Vatican Official, Found Guilty of Sexual Abuse
Reuters’ Sonali Paul and Philip Pullella report, “An Australian court has found Cardinal George Pell, one of the highest ranking Vatican officials and a former top adviser to Pope Francis, guilty on five charges of child sexual offences committed more than two decades ago against 13-year-old boys.” Pell was found guilty on December 11, but the court made the verdict public on Tuesday after it lifted a suppression order on the trial. A victim said in an emailed statement, “Like many survivors I have experienced shame, loneliness, depression and struggle. Like many survivors it has taken me years to understand the impact upon my life.”