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Old January 12th, 2023 #1
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Australian Cardinal George Pell Dies in Rome at 81



ROME — The indomitable Cardinal George Pell, Australia’s leading Catholic prelate for decades, died in Rome late Tuesday at the age of 81.

Cardinal Pell had hip replacement surgery in Rome on Tuesday but went into cardiac arrest just hours later and died due to complications from the procedure.

In 2014, Pope Francis appointed Cardinal Pell the first prefect of the Vatican’s Secretariat for the Economy, but his digging into illicit financial operations during his tenure made his presence uncomfortable and he was “progressively marginalized.” Pell’s investigations eventually culminated in the trial for “financial crimes” of the Vatican’s former no. 3 man, Cardinal Angelo Becciu, which is still ongoing.

A fearless and cogent defender of Catholic orthodoxy, Cardinal Pell was falsely accused of sexual abuse and convicted in 2018. He served 404 days in prison, many of them in solitary confinement, before finally being “completely exonerated” of all charges in a unanimous judgment by the Australian High Court in April 2020.

During the period of his confinement, Pell wrote a three-volume work titled Prison Journal, chronicling his prison experiences and reflections on numerous subjects.

A controversial figure, Pell was lionized by conservatives for his tireless proclamation of Catholic teaching and his commonsense approach to social issues, while detested by the left ostensibly for the same reasons.

Former Australian prime minister Tony Abbott
released a statement following Pell’s death, saying the country had “lost a great son and the Church has lost a great leader.” The cardinal was “a committed defender of Catholic orthodoxy and a staunch advocate for the virtues of Western Civilisation,” Abbott wrote, adding that he “attracted praise and blame from all the expected quarters.”

Abbott described Pell’s incarceration as a “modern form of crucifixion,” which at least reputationally was “a kind of living death.” “By dealing so equably with a monstrous allegation, he strikes me as a saint for our times,” Abbott said.

Melbourne Archbishop Peter Comensoli of Melbourne expressed his “great sadness” over the news of the cardinal’s death. “May eternal light now be his, who so steadfastly believed in the God of Jesus Christ,” he wrote.

“Larger than life, Cardinal Pell was a highly intelligent and well-read man who took a genuine interest in everyone around him,” wrote Bishop Richard Umbers, an auxiliary bishop in Sydney, adding that Pell had been a “pioneer” for much good in Sydney and the entire Church.



The great Cardinal Pell was not just a champion of Catholic orthodoxy, but he called out the climate change scam and was profoundly an anti-leftist, anti-authoritarian classical liberal. Highly educated, highly intelligent, the only way the left could 'get him' was on trumped up child abuse charges which the Australian High Court threw out 7-0, thus proving that his conviction in the lower courts was a travesty.


A traditional Catholic Cardinal,which our present pope abhors, who brought to light the Vaticans Financial corruption, and suddenly dies after hip replacement surgery. Nothing to see here!


Cardinal Pell was a true Church hero and defender of the Faith, unlike most of his peers today. He was also an alpha male—imposing in intellect and stature; a real man’s man—like the priests we knew growing up (I’m old).

Suffice to say, he was just the opposite of most bishops today, e.g. the Lavender Mafia—effeminate beta males, immoral and corrupt.

They hated him for what he was and I have a hard time believing he died as a result of complications from hip surgery.

See that's what happens when you get vaccinated. You die.



Australian Cardinal George Pell Dies in Rome at 81 12 I 2023.



Vatican bribery accounts for 6,000 so-called world leaders have been shut down


By Benjamin Fulford Weekly Reports 300 Comments

The world is headed for some fundamental changes now, thanks to an ongoing coup d’état against the secret government of the West, according to both Eastern and Western secret society sources. The biggest change is that convicted pedophile Cardinal George Pell has been relieved of control of the Istituto per le Opere di Religione (Institute for Religious Works)—that is to say, the Vatican Bank. This means the bribery accounts of over 6,000 so-called world leaders have fallen out of satanic P2 Freemason control, according to the sources.


As a background reminder, when a person becomes a prime minister, president, central bank governor, etc., they are visited by somebody from the Vatican Bank and given a bankbook with an astronomical sum of money in it, according to P2 Freemason and other sources. This can range from US$100 million for the head of a small country, or over US$1 billion for the leader of a large country, the sources say. The person is then told, “Welcome to the rich man’s club,” but is also warned that if he/she refuses the money, they will be killed. This is the famous choice between silver or lead that the secret government has used for control since time immemorial.


Vatican bribery accounts for 6,000 so-called world leaders have been shut down


This is how the world has been run since the days of Rome. Look at the sudden unaccounted wealth of our second rate compliant political leaders and ask where did it come from? Then there is the undeclared wealth in offshore accounts!
 
Old February 2nd, 2023 #2
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At Cardinal George Pell's funeral in Australia on Thursday, mourners muttered prayers and softly sung hymns but were at times drowned out by protesters condemning him to hell.


The Catholic cleric - who died last of surgery complications last month aged 81 - leaves a complicated legacy. Formerly one of the Pope's top aides, he was Australia's top-ranked Catholic. But his public image was tainted by unproven allegations he both concealed and committed child sexual abuse.


Those allegations loomed large in Sydney on Thursday. At one point, police outside St Mary's Cathedral intervened to separate angry mourners from chanting protesters. Earlier, one protester was arrested.


Inside the church, where Cardinal Pell served as the city's archbishop for over a decade, dignitaries including former Prime Ministers John Howard and Tony Abbott filled pews. Hundreds more gathered in a forecourt to watch the requiem Mass on big screens. Noticeably absent were Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and New South Wales Premier Dominic Perrottet - himself a devout Catholic. Both sent delegates.


In a message read to the congregation, Pope Francis praised Cardinal Pell's "dedication to the gospel and to the Church", while Archbishop of Sydney Anthony Fisher lauded him as "giant of the Catholic Church in Australia" who had been wrongly demonised.


Over six decades, Cardinal Pell rose to prominence in the Church as a strong supporter of traditional Catholic values. He took on the role of Vatican treasurer in 2014 but left in 2017, returning to Australia to face trial on child sexual abuse charges. He was convicted, then later acquitted on appeal.
Many of Cardinal Pell's supporters believe he was unfairly persecuted, and that his record on the issue of child sexual abuse is part of what made him great.


Mr Abbott, who spoke at the funeral, claimed Cardinal Pell had been the first Australian Catholic to sack child abusers and report them to police. Others pointed to the landmark - but controversial - compensation scheme he set up.

"He was greatest man I've ever known," Mr Abbott said.




Cardinal George Pell was Australia's highest-ranking Catholic.


Others who gathered to pay their respects said he was a kind man, quick to offer support and encouragement to those going through challenging times. One mourner told the BBC he hopes the cardinal will be remembered "for the things he did and not for the things that he was accused of".


"He was a good man," Nathan, 33, added. "He fought for the rights of many people, contrary to popular belief."


But outside the cathedral square, child abuse survivors remembered him as someone who had failed to protect them. Some travelled from other states to tie ribbons to the church fence - a gesture seen in Australia as a tribute to victims of the Church abuse crisis. Most were cut down overnight on Wednesday by supporters of Cardinal Pell.


A landmark inquiry into Australian child sexual abuse found Cardinal Pell had personally known of abuse by priests as early as the 1970s and had failed to act. Cardinal Pell disputed the findings, saying they were "not supported by evidence". Maureen, 75, came to leave a ribbon on behalf of a close friend, who was abused by a Catholic teacher. "I can't let today pass without standing for him. He is not well enough to stand for himself," she told the BBC.

Protesters gathering in parkland opposite the cathedral remembered Cardinal Pell as a "monstrous bigot". "Pell stood for blatant homophobia, misogyny... covering up abuse within the Catholic Church," organiser Kim Stern told the BBC. "We think it's pretty disgusting he's getting a send-off like this."


Cardinal Pell's death brings few tears in Australia

Also out in force were police, trying to temper simmering tensions. Thursday's funeral follows weeks of tense debate in Australia about Cardinal Pell's legacy. Mourner Louisa Pastoois personally admired the cardinal, but she told the BBC she has accepted his legacy will be mixed. "The legacy he leaves behind in the Church, and the world… is something different," Louisa said. "I think there needed to be someone to take the blame for all that's happened in the church… there needs to be a face to the sins and unfortunately, it was his."



George Pell: Mourners and protesters clash at cardinal's Sydney … 02 II 2023.
 
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