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God will handle the devil and anyone who cooperates with him. Our first priority is to grow in our personal holiness, and let's face it, there are plenty of us who need a lot of work in this area (myself included).
I am not saying that people who are falsely accused should not defend themselves, but the reason why this problem happened in the first place, and the reason why we are even in a position to be framed in the first place, is because there were plenty of priests who did in fact abuse minors, and there were many people who attempted to cover it up. The problem is primarily a result of our own failure to be holy, not because of what other people have done to us.
You can't make excuses for it. We screwed up, and we are paying a punishment for it. The only long term way out of that is to make sure that we do not screw up again in the future.
Everyone tries to do their job the best they see fit. Some tend to go the 'social justice' route, attempting to form common attitudes and advocating for cultural sways / norms.. I don't walk that way -I take on more of a personal kind of Catholicity.
This thread is not about any previous allegations or convictions, cover ups, etc. It is about Cardinal Pell.
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