The fury and fallout of George Pell's conviction
Cardinal George Pell - one of the world's highest ranking Catholics - is in jail after being found guilty of five child sex offences, and his conviction has sent shockwaves across the globe.
This week on Please Explain - the fury and fallout of Pell’s conviction. Alex Lavelle, editor of The Age and John Silvester, author, crime writer and columnist, join the podcast to discuss the case. We also speak with Louise Milligan, ABC investigative journalist and author of Cardinal: The Rise and Fall of George Pell.
The verdict immediately generated a media frenzy from which two camps emerged: those who accepted the conviction, and those who questioned it. Pell was a conservative martyr, the second group said, hated for his conservative opinions and his senior position in the church.
For years, the public has known the church covered up priests abusing parishioners and moved them around to avoid scrutiny. Can the Australian Catholic Church survive the conviction of such a senior member of the clergy?
The case also shone a light on the suppression orders that stopped Australian journalists from reporting the December conviction for two months.
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