In sentencing Cardinal George Pell, Chief Judge Peter Kidd has made clear that he is not passing sentence on the church — he is sentencing Cardinal Pell, and Cardinal Pell alone.
But the conviction of Australia's most prominent Catholic for sexual offences against minors has been met with an outpouring of emotion and public comment.
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