Cardinal Pell Lands in Sydney. Also: A Viral Australian Trump Takedown.
The spokesman said that his return today "should not be a surprise." "When he was told of the charges by the Victoria police, Cardinal Pell said in Rome he totally rejected the allegations, was completely innocent of the charges
and would return to Australia to vigorously defend himself and clear his name," the statement said.
Chris @cUhlmann of Australia’s ABC presents the equivalent of five #TheResistanceGQs rolled into one: ’We’ll Miss America When It’s Gone’ https://t.co/vHZ8snIMdI Mr. Uhlmann’s no-holds barred report comes at a time when many American news outlets are on the defensive for their coverage of the Trump administration, which is becoming more
and more combative with individual reporters and news organizations.
His three-part television series, "The War on Waste," which appeared on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in May, estimated
that Australians use close to a billion takeaway cups a year, most of which can’t be recycled because of a plastic lining inside the cup.
The Australian Federal Police were waiting to escort Cardinal George Pell from Sydney Airport when he disembarked from a flight this morning.
Cardinal Pell, Australia’s highest-ranking Roman Catholic official, has returned to the country from the Vatican
less than two weeks after the Victoria police confirmed that he’d been charged with sexual abuse offenses.
A passenger aboard the flight told The Sydney Morning Herald
that Cardinal Pell, who traveled in business class, appeared "calm and not stressed." The cardinal left the airport through a side entrance and did not answer any questions.
