Peter Dutton calls George Pell’s overturned child sex conviction a “modern-day political persecution”; singles out Andrews government
Dutton – who praised Pell as “an important intellectual figure and a towering presence”, in line with tributes from along former Liberal prime ministers John Howard and Tony Abbott – said the late cardinal defended federal funding of Catholic schools in the 2000s and upheld Christian ideals.
“Today would be a very difficult day for the cardinal’s family and loved ones but also a very difficult for survivors and victims of child sexual abuse and their families and my thoughts are with them,” Dimopoulos said.NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet, also a Catholic, released a brief statement on Wednesday afternoon offering his condolences, but did not pay tribute to Pell or mention his time in prison.
Speaking in the hours after Pell’s passing was announced, Albanese said he passed on his condolences to Catholic Archbishop of Sydney Anthony Fisher. When asked, he did not guarantee he would attend Pell’s funeral, the date of which has not yet been set. Bob Katter, the Queensland micro-party founder and federal member for Kennedy who has long argued that Australia’s Christians are persecuted, said that the mission of “this good and powerful but not always likeable man” had been cut short “by a bunch of pygmies led by the likes of Dan Andrews”.accused Victoria Police in court of running a “get Pell operation”
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