by Peter Westmore
Cardinal George Pell’s appeal to the High Court took place on March 11 and 12. The case was heard by a Full Bench of the High Court, which includes all seven justices currently on the court.
Cardinal Pell was not present – he is confined in Barwon Prison, a high-security facility in Victoria.
He was appealing against a 2:1 majority verdict of the Victorian Court of Appeal of last August. It has taken over six months for this matter to reach the High Court of Au…