I've conducted some basic research regarding the recent decision to release Cardinal Pell from his custodial sentence. The few lines below need to be read and the rest is what I located online from legally solid sources.
Notice: This copy of the Courts reasons for Judgement is subject to formal revision prior to publication in the Commonwealth Law Reports. I accessed the available document on the 23rd April 2020 at approximately 11:22 AEST (Australian Eastern Standard Time.)
http://www6.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/v...A/2020/12.html
High Court of Australia - Governed by Section 71 of the Australian Constitution. (Sections 71-75.) In the matter of Cardinal Pell there were seven Justices - A Chief Justice and six others. The Justices are appointed by the Australian Governor General on the advice of the Federal Government. The High Court is located in Canberra - Capitol of Australia. (ACT - Australian Capital Territory.)
Appellate Jurisdiction for High Court Appeals - Section 73 of the Australian Constitution. Dependent on where you choose to look when researching there may be five, there may be six or there may be nine Justices that sit on the bench of appeal. Presently the Chief Justice is Susan Kiefel and was part of what is referred to as a full bench ruling in the matter of Cardinal Pell. The Judges were all at home given the movement restrictions applied to citizens during the recent illness related event. Chief Justice Susan Kiefel and Bell, Gagaler, Keane, Nettle, Gordon and Edelman JJ sat as what is referred to as a full bench in the appeal of Cardinal Pell.
The Court of Appeal analysis. The full bench named above made their decision at home during the current lockdown however contained within
Paragraph 40 ... and attending a view of the Cathedral. So, if the High Court Full Bench is correct in their assessment there should have been at least one witness from the congregation.
If there was a witness - time has shown again and again and again, that they don't always come forward. Let me explain from my point of view. Mandatory Reporters have their lives destroyed - it's an emerging and evident pattern. On Social Media people will share videos of blatantly obvious Child Abuse but never think to report it - until I suggest the Australian Federal Police online reporting system. I make no judgement on any person - People are not always taught about legislation and available administrative protocols. In short - People do not always know what to do but are clearly appalled by the obvious Crimes Against Children.
While I am not questioning the expertise of the High Court Full Bench Judges in the matter of Cardinal Pell - I find myself asking this question: Why was there a Jury? I truly want the decision to be based on fact but I know too much about paedophiles and predators. I also have Cardinal Pell and his colleagues on paper and can show very clearly that the administrative system they have set up - is not solid nor is the manager of the Towards Healing office trained in the legal protocols of Mandatory Reporting.
Fraus Omnia Vitiate = Fraud Taints Everything
If there has been any fraudulent action connected to the matter of Cardinal Pell may it make itself available to legal professionals - in the first instance. Children need our voice until they find their own. My current and ongoing Child Abuse Whistleblower journey is now ten years in the making, I never planned on becoming a Child Abuse Whistleblower but as a senior government legal professional stated to me, in a private first person conversation: I've always thought someone should be doing this - being a Child Abuse Whistleblower.
Nydelig Unger - You Are Not Nameless and You Are Not Forgotten
Much Respect - Amanda