Vatican: Cardinal Pell says he’s innocent, but news hurts 0 SHARES Share it! Gisotti took no questions from reporters about the Australian court’s verdict, which was delivered unanimously in December and appealed by Pell last week. In 2016, reports emerged that Australian police were investigating abuse allegations against Pell that involved minors. But the pope then allowed the cardinal to stay on in his Vatican roles as Francis’ leading financial adviser and as the Holy See’s economy chief, and didn’t impose any restrictive measures. Earlier this month, Francis expelled former U.S. Cardinal Theodore McCarrick from the priesthood after a Vatican trial found the churchman guilty of sexual abuse of minors and adults, including in the confessional.

Source: Manila Bulletin February 26, 2019 23:41 UTC