The latest and most prominent pedophile to be charged is the number three most powerful man in the Catholic Church. Australia's Cardinal Pell has been charged with sexual assault and is due to appear in March in Melbourne, AU to determine whether he will stand trial. The actual charges are hard to track down, but "multiple sexual offenses" are listed as part of the allegations.
Pell is a close aid to Pope Francis, which further brings into question the immediate circle of advisers close to him. Around the same time last year another story of sexual misconduct arose at the Vatican. A prominent Cardinal's aide was arrested by Vatican police who discovered a gay orgy in progress inside the home of the secretary to Cardinal Coccopalmerio, who is a top aide to Pope Francis. The policy found multiple men in a "drug-fueled orgy" inside the residence.
Cardinal Pell and the unnamed secretary to the Pope's aide are both in the inner circle of the Catholic hierarchy. Are these two situations related? Perhaps not directly, but with sexual misconduct appearing to be rampant within the Vatican one has to wonder.
The wind has changed for these types of sexual predators. Those who still hide in the shadows and prey upon children will be revealed soon. This is the time of unveiling, of revelation. I expect to see many more of these types of arrests in the coming year.
Pell is a close aid to Pope Francis, which further brings into question the immediate circle of advisers close to him. Around the same time last year another story of sexual misconduct arose at the Vatican. A prominent Cardinal's aide was arrested by Vatican police who discovered a gay orgy in progress inside the home of the secretary to Cardinal Coccopalmerio, who is a top aide to Pope Francis. The policy found multiple men in a "drug-fueled orgy" inside the residence.
Cardinal Pell and the unnamed secretary to the Pope's aide are both in the inner circle of the Catholic hierarchy. Are these two situations related? Perhaps not directly, but with sexual misconduct appearing to be rampant within the Vatican one has to wonder.
The wind has changed for these types of sexual predators. Those who still hide in the shadows and prey upon children will be revealed soon. This is the time of unveiling, of revelation. I expect to see many more of these types of arrests in the coming year.
