Brian Ross wrote on Oct 19
th, 2022 at 3:26pm:
We need to bear in mind that George Pell knew of Ridsdale's offending
in Ballarat—they shared a home—but turned a blind eye. Pell then
volunteered to act as Ridsdale's advocate in his court appearances.
Pell knew 40 years ago that notorious paedophile priest Gerald Ridsdale
was being moved out of a small, Victorian country parish to protect the
Catholic Church from scandal, the Royal Commission into Institutional
Responses to Child Sexual Abuse found. [
SMH, 20 May 2020]
I believe that the reason Pell acted as Ridsdale's advocate was in fact an
attempt to shut Ridsdale up, in order to stop him inadvertently dobbing
other paedophile priests in—or even exposing Pell's dubious activities.
Why would Pell—having full knowledge of Ridsdale's serial child abuse—
offer to help him out in court? Other than to make sure Ridsdale stuck
to the script?