{"product_id":"cardinal-the-rise-and-fall-of-george-pell-1","title":"Cardinal","description":"\u003cb\u003eNew edition includes a new foreword by Tom Keneally, and a new epilogue by Louise Milligan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCardinal George Pell, Australia's most powerful Catholic, was found guilty of five sexual crimes against children and has been sentenced to six years' jail. He is the most senior Catholic figure in the world to be charged by police and convicted of child sex offences. The abuse involved choirboys at Melbourne's St Patrick's Cathedral.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGeorge Pell was a Ballarat boy who studied at Oxford and rose through the Catholic Church ranks to become adviser to Pope Francis and  Vatican treasurer. He has now been expelled from the Pope's inner circle.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs an outspoken defender of Church orthodoxy, supported and championed by the powerful, Pell's ascendancy was seemingly unstoppable.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Abuse brought to light horrific stories about abuse of the most vulnerable. Pell portrayed himself as the first man in the Catholic Church to tackle the problem. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut questions about what the Cardinal knew, and when, persisted.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLouise Milligan pieces together decades of disturbing activities highlighting Pell's actions and cover-ups. The book is a testament to the most intimate stories of complainants. Many people entrusted their secrets to be told here for the first time. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMulti-award winning \u003cem\u003eCardinal\u003c\/em\u003e reveals uncomfortable truths about a culture of entitlement, abuse of trust and how ambition can silence evil.","brand":"Melbourne University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32135121469523,"sku":"","price":16.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780522875997.jpg?v=1781784098","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/cardinal-the-rise-and-fall-of-george-pell-1","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}