<iframe src="//www.googletagmanager.com/ns.html?id=GTM-K3L4M3" height="0" width="0" style="display:none;visibility:hidden">

Flat White

George Pell remains a guilty man

7 April 2020

2:42 PM

7 April 2020

2:42 PM

Today, legal justice has been thankfully, belatedly, served.

Cardinal George Pell’s conviction on all counts was quashed unanimously by the High Court. It’s a decision that has highlighted not only the flaws in the Crown’s case against Pell, the way it was prosecuted, raised questions of jury and – sadly – judicial bias, and the failure of a criminal jury to fund reasonable doubt on the evidence before it and, on the face of it, reversing the onus of guilt. Pell’s

Already a subscriber? Log in

Subscribe for just $2 a week

Try a month of The Spectator Australia absolutely free and without commitment. Not only that but – if you choose to continue – you’ll pay just $2 a week for your first year.

  • Unlimited access to spectator.com.au and app
  • The weekly edition on the Spectator Australia app
  • Spectator podcasts and newsletters
  • Full access to spectator.co.uk
Or

Unlock this article

REGISTER


Comments

Don't miss out

Join the conversation with other Spectator Australia readers. Subscribe to leave a comment.

Already a subscriber? Log in

Close