Listening to George Pell tap dance around the issue of whether he knew of the widespread abuse of children, even as a non-Catholic, I felt embarrassed on behalf of the Catholic Church- has there ever been a senior church leader with less compassion for the suffering of others than our good Aussie Cardinal. If the Catholic Church had any semblance of collective compassion (let alone corporate governance), Mr Pell would as a minimum be stood down whilst these matters were investigated.
