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He is finally in jail . For many here, this a cause of celebration. It would have been so horrible if he had got away with it again. And frustration of that level may have triggered some long term victims suicide. Its a big issue, to big to go through now. I am just happy he is caught, disgraced, excommunicated and jailed. Its a giant blunder for the church and will make history ; the highest ranking member ever (so far) to be found guilty of child sex offences George Pell: cardinal found guilty of child sexual assault Vatican treasurer, the third most senior Catholic in the world, convicted on five charges in Australian court case • LATEST: Cardinal Pell set to go straight to jail as bail application withdrawn • Five times guilty: how Pell’s past caught up with him [ The thing is Australia had a superssion order on the findings, but the rest of the world was publishing it ... actually some stories cannot be accessed still ( " google cant find that article " ) ... ; ] Journalists accused of breaking suppression order may face jail https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/feb/26/cardinal-george-pell-vatican-treasurer-found-guilty-of-child-sexual-assault And also someone who had been covering it up for the church Most senior Roman Catholic cleric to be convicted of covering up child sex abuse, sentenced to 12 months in jail New #2 ... also, what about his 'defense' ... his lawyer 'pleaded' to the court ; " Richter tried to argue there were “no aggravating circumstances” to one of the offences. It was “no more than a plain vanilla sexual penetration case where the child is not actively participating,” he told the court. 'plain vanilla penetration ' What the hell is THAT supposed to mean ! The chief judge, Peter Kidd, responded: “. Looking at your points here – so what?” Pell was taken to a maximum security facility where he will be kept in protective custody and remain alone for up to 23 hours a day. Looks like his days of callous indifference, hand waving away issues and clerical superiority complex and protection from the church are over.