Cardinal George Pell's body lying in state in Sydney as protesters, police head to court

Cardinal George Pell's body will lie in state at Sydney's St Mary's Cathedral today, as ribbons symbolising the hurt caused by child sexual abuse are tied to its exterior.His funeral will be held tomorrow at St Mary's Cathedral

Australia's highest-ranking Catholic died age 81 from heart complications during hip surgery in Rome last month. Paul Achettl gave evidence at the Royal Commission into the Institutional Response to Child Sexual Abuse. "I thought it was a really beautiful way to remember and acknowledge the people whose lives have been so affected by George Pell and others in the Catholic Church," she said.Dozens of ribbons have been tied to the cathedral.

Deputy Commissioner Mal Lanyon today said NSW Police was "not opposed to the topic that protesters want to air" but was concerned with the route chosen.

Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)

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Just chuck a jerry can of turps & a match & get this over & done with. Protest is unnecessary & also the lying in state

Government protecting grubs, never saw that one coming.

nswpolice are paedophile protectors

The scum should be dumped in an unmarked hole and forgotten

Curious, who paid for this?

Just shows you people of power or high cause never get treated the same as a normal person. A pedophile allowed to be mourned in the streets of Sydney is blasphemy. What kind of an example is this when he should rot without any celebration or mourning of his life.

Just throw this pedo in the fire already FFSK

God (not Pell) hating miscreants. Gods waiting, go get him ya ugly mob.

nothing on TV at his airport arrival........secret

There should be no recognition or laying in State for this deviant. It has been turned to personify him and having no respect or consideration for the victims of sexual abuse by him and his Cohorts in the Catholic Church. A haven for protection of paedophiles.

If there is Hell on earth it is the Catholic Church...Pell lieing in Hell.

LIE-ing in state

Rock spider! Go protesters 👏👏👏

Good on Paul for saying the ribbon was not about George Pell. But of course it is, the anti Pell crowd stand by the royal commission outcomes. Even though the high court said the evidence provided did not prove beyond reasonable doubt that the offending occurred. 🤔

Rot in hell

Protesters are just keeping the story going, I think it would be more respectful to let this one through to the keeps and move on to the next thing to be angry about

ABC inciting hate & violence, just to appease it's true believers, again. sad

just bury pell, funeral already done in italy

May he never rest in peace! 🤬

Hopefully this defender of sexual predators rots in hell!

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