January 10, 2023-Today ‘Pedo-Pell’ died from complications from hip surgery at the age of 81. If there was a Hell, he would certainly be there now with hundreds of other pedophile priests.
Below is my original blog post from 2018:
Guilt. Shame. Fear of Hell. Born a filthy sinner. These are the exclusive domain of Christianity. Very effective for controlling behavior and sexually exploiting children.
After a decades-long investigation, Cardinal George Pell, the Vatican’s number two guy, has been charged by an Australian court with multiple counts of historical sexual abuse of altar boys while his boss, Pope Francis, unabashedly stands by his man after promising “zero tolerance” for sex offenders in the clergy.
While accusations had already been made against “Pedo-Pell” going back over a decade, Holy Father still appointed Pell as overseer of the Vatican’s own investigation into priestly misconduct, placing the veritable fox in charge of the henhouse.
In 2018, the Pope toured Chile where his Holiness was met with protests from the faithful for his failure to take meaningful action against still-frocked sexual abusers in their own country including an accused bishop he recently promoted. The pontiff’s loving response to his flock was in classic Fox News style, no doubt taking his bully cues from Fox hosts and gushing admirers Bill O’Reilly and Sean Hannity, when he referred to the victims of abuse as “leftists” and “dumb".
O'Reilly, a practicing Catholic, wept when he had the opportunity to kiss the Pope’s ring after waiting in the VIP line at St. Peter’s Square. Ironically, this was just hours before O’Reilly’s ouster from Fox News for a litany of his own sordid sexual misdeeds. Oh, and not to mention choking and throwing his wife down the stairs in front of their minor daughter after she (the wife) caught him with his pants down while having phone sex in their bedroom. Ewe, can't get that nasty image out of my brain!
Praise the Lord for O’Reilly’s fall from grace! Now pray for prison for Pell. And maybe there is a God after all?
Update: In April 7, 2020-In 2017, Pell was found guilty of 5 counts of sexual abuse of a minor including sexually penetrating a child under the age of 16 and sentenced to six years in prison. On appeal to a higher court the conviction was overturned, Pell having served only 404 days. Today ‘Pedo-Pell’ is a free man and sends his love.
*For more information about endemic sexual abuse in the clergy, check out my blog post An Abuse of Faith.