| ISBN |
9781621644484 (paperback) |
| Name |
Pell, George, 1941- author. |
| Title |
Prison journal. Volume 1, The Cardinal makes his appeal : 27 February-13 July 2019 / George Cardinal Pell ; introduction by George Weigel. |
| Published |
San Francisco : Ignatius Press, [2020] |
| ©2020 |
| Description |
348 pages ; 23 cm. |
| Summary |
Innocent! That final verdict came after George Cardinal Pell endured a gruelling eight years of accusations, investigations, trials, public humiliations, and more than a year of imprisonment after being convicted by an Australian court of a crime he did not commit. Led off to jail in handcuffs, following his sentencing on March 13, 2019, the 78-year-old Australian prelate began what was meant to be six years in jail for "historical sexual assault offenses". Cardinal Pell endured more than thirteen months in solitary confinement, before the Australian High Court voted 7-0 to overturn his original convictions. His victory over injustice was not just personal, but one for the entire Catholic Church. Bearing no ill will toward his accusers, judges, prison workers, journalists, and those harbouring and expressing hatred for him, the cardinal used his time in prison as a kind of "extended retreat". He eloquently filled notebook pages with his spiritual insights, prison experiences, and personal reflections on current events both inside and outside the Church, as well as moving prayers. |
| Subjects |
Pell, George, -- 1941- |
| Catholic Church -- Australia -- Bishops -- Diaries |
| Bishops -- Australia -- Diaries |
| Prisoners -- Australia -- Diaries |
| Solitary confinement |
| Genre |
Diaries |
| Other Names |
Weigel, George, 1951- writer of introduction. |
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