Cardinal Pell: Vatican waits on appeals process after 'painful' guilty verdict - as it happened
Guardian Australia
Mattha Busby, Kate Lyons & Michael McGowen
26 February 2019
Kol v’Oz, an organisation set up to prevent child sexual abuse in the Jewish community, has issued a statement welcoming Pell’s conviction, which it said represented “a great day for justice”.
Manny Waks, its chief executive, said:
I welcome today’s public announcement advising of Cardinal George Pell’s conviction of child sexual abuse offences. The conviction sends a powerful message: absolutely no one is above the law.
The courage displayed by Pell’s victim in pursuing this matter must be acknowledged. Holding your abuser to account is always a challenge – in this case even more so, due to Pell’s prominence.
Hopefully, this incredible and positive development will assist us in our ongoing work in addressing the issue of child sexual abuse in our communities – whether in the Catholic Church, the Jewish community, clubs, within the family and elsewhere.
It is important that those impacted by the scourge of child sexual abuse take care of themselves, as times like these are often triggering for many survivors. It is a great day for justice.
Originally published at Guardian Australia.
Manny Waks, its chief executive, said:
I welcome today’s public announcement advising of Cardinal George Pell’s conviction of child sexual abuse offences. The conviction sends a powerful message: absolutely no one is above the law.
The courage displayed by Pell’s victim in pursuing this matter must be acknowledged. Holding your abuser to account is always a challenge – in this case even more so, due to Pell’s prominence.
Hopefully, this incredible and positive development will assist us in our ongoing work in addressing the issue of child sexual abuse in our communities – whether in the Catholic Church, the Jewish community, clubs, within the family and elsewhere.
It is important that those impacted by the scourge of child sexual abuse take care of themselves, as times like these are often triggering for many survivors. It is a great day for justice.
Originally published at Guardian Australia.