Melbourne's St Patrick's Cathedral has been vandalised, emblazoned with the words 'Rot in Hell Pell' and 'no justice', as Cardinal George Pell left the city for Sydney following his acquittal yesterday.
Cardinal George Pell has wasted no time getting on with life after acquittal, leaving inner-Melbourne this morning.
"Rot in Hell Pell" and"no justice" was emblazoned on the doors of the cathedral, which was at the centre of allegations the cardinal abused two choirboys in the 1990s. The words"the law protects the powerful" were also spray-painted on the cathedral forecourt.The High Court yesterday ruled there was insufficient evidence to convict Cardinal Pell, quashing five convictions. He was freed from prison within hours.
The release of Cardinal Pell, 78, comes in a significant week in the Christian calendar - Holy Week, which marks the end of Lent and the celebration of Christ's resurrection on Easter Sunday.
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