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Vatican Cardinal charged with paedophilia returns home

  •   Mon, Jul 10 2017 09:12:12 AM

Sydney, Jul 10 (IANS): Cardinal George Pell, the Vatican's financial chief, has returned to Australia as he prepares to defend himself against paedophilia charges, the media reported on Monday.

The 76-year-old Australian cleric, a top adviser to Pope Francis, arrived at the Sydney Airport earlier on Monday from the Vatican via Singapore, reports the BBC.

Police have said the accusations relate to alleged "historical" incidents.

Cardinal Pell, who has strongly denied any wrongdoing, is due to face a Melbourne court on July 26.

He was granted a leave of absence from the Vatican to fight the charges.

The Victoria state police charged him on June 29. He is suspected to have sexually abused children when he served as a priest in the city of Ballarat (1976-80) and as Archbishop of Melbourne (1996-2001).

Pell is considered the third-ranking official in the Holy See, reports the BBC.

In October 2016, Pell was questioned in Rome by Australian police officers about the accusations of sexual assault committed between 1976 and 2001.
  

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  • Dr Mohan Prabhu, LL.D, QC, Mangalore (Kankanady)/Ottawa, Canada

    Tue, Jul 11 2017

    It is a sad commentary on the faithful who woke up one morning to get even with their past and unearthing in their dreams the sexual exploitation of their childhood. This sort of allegation is not unusual. An archbishop in Canada was recently charged as well. Let truth prevail. Meanwhile, the faith of catholics is being tested by the devils.

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  • Alwyn, Mangalore

    Mon, Jul 10 2017

    Truth can not be changed by anyone. These days this type act becomes a weapon for evil people, and they use it for their benefit to spoil the faith of others. It will never be a success because God is with them.

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  • Jenifer, Mangalore

    Mon, Jul 10 2017

    Cases dating back to 40 years ? Probably the victims of those days are now grown up men in their late forties who want to let the world know about the abuse happened with them. Nobody will ever lie about sexual abuse because it causes enormous amount of mental damage and torture, it takes great amount of courage to tell the world about it.

    Why should the one side enjoy and the other suffer ? Let the court study the correctness of accusations and let the guilty undergo punitive measures.

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