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Oct 15, 2018 · A graphic showed Pell, described as "the third-highest ranking official in the Vatican and currently charged with multiple counts of child sex abuse," above a statement attributed to him...
Pell told devotees abortion was a “worse moral scandal” than sexual abuse in the Church. The comments were so surprising, those in attendance asked him to clarify if that’s what he really meant. In December, Pell was found guilty of raping a choirboy in the 1990s and molesting another. Both were 13 years old.
Jan 11, 2023 · In 2002, Cardinal Pell was criticized by victim support groups for his remark that “abortion is a worse moral scandal than priests sexually abusing young people.”
Jan 14, 2023 · He was loudly opposed to giving communion to gay Catholics and to women in the clergy, and would later declare that abortion was a worse moral crime than paedophilia. His Catholicism was muscular and pugilistic.
- Louise Milligan
Jan 11, 2023 · Pell, who was a polarising figure in Australia over several decades, attracted criticism for suggesting abortion was a worse moral failing than Catholic clergy abusing children, describing...
Feb 26, 2019 · At a 2002 World Youth Day event in Toronto, Pell made headlines by saying "abortion is a worse moral scandal than priests sexually abusing young people" since abortion was "always a...
Feb 26, 2019 · In 2002, he said abortion is a worse moral scandal than priests sexually abusing young people since abortion always ends with the destruction of human life. The first complaints against him...
