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Cardinal Pell welcomes court's dismissal of abuse conviction

by Associated Press
| April 8, 2020 12:03 AM

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Cardinal George Pell welcomed Australia’s highest court clearing him of child sex crimes Tuesday and said his trial had not been a referendum on the Catholic Church’s handling of the clergy abuse crisis.

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