CARDINAL PELL CONVICTION Triumphalism over Pell verdict shows civilisation is just a veneer*

Australia likes to pride itself on being a civilised society. A nation where democracy and the rule of law flourish. We know, of course, that this is sadly not so. Last week’s reaction to the now unsuppressed case against Cardinal George Pell was characterised by frightening ignorance on the part of many about how our legal system works, an awful sense of triumphalism on the part of some media who have pursued Cardinal Pell for some years, and above all the spectacle of a lynch mob litera…

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