Senior politicians who know the “pile-on” against Cardinal George Pell is wrong, must cease their “cowardly silence' and air their concerns, according to Sky News host Andrew Bolt.
Senior politicians who know the “pile-on” against Cardinal George Pell is wrong, must cease their “cowardly silence" and air their concerns, according to Sky News host Andrew Bolt. Andrew Bolt said he endured "vicious" public ridicule for advocating on behalf of Cardinal Pell, and said if the High Court ruled against the former senior Catholic he would have been driven to resign from Sky News because he "couldn't go on.
The unanimous decision delivered by the justices was scathing, saying the jury in the 2018 trial should have had “reasonable doubt” of Pell’s guilt after reviewing the facts of the case. It also was very critical of the Victorian Court of Appeal, which upheld Cardinal Pell’s conviction in 2019. Mr Bolt said he was struck “by the screaming mob” who attacked anyone who supported Cardinal Pell.
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