'Come home': Tim Minchin's lament to Cardinal Pell packs a punch, and a few abuses

By Neelima Choahan
Sydney Morning Herald
February 17, 2016

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Comedian Tim Minchin wants Cardinal George Pell to "come home" and face the victims of sexual abuse in Ballarat.

And he doesn't care if that visit comes even at the cost of getting sued by Australia's most prominent Catholic.

On Tuesday, Minchin launched a new charity single, Come Home urging Cardinal Pell to "just get on a plane" and head on down to the inquiry into child sexual abuse.

Played on Tuesday on Network Ten's The Project, the song begins quite innocuously.

"It's lovely day in Ballarat, I am kicking back, thinking of you," the song goes.

"I hear that you have been poorly, I am sorry that you are feeling blue.

Australian musical comedian Tim Minchin new charity song urging George Pell to Come Home has drawn strong reactions from ...

"...But a lot of people here really miss you Georgy, we really think you ought to just get on a plane. I am sure they will make you feel welcome at the pub in ballart, they just want a beer and a chat."

But then Minchin tells the Cardinal that he is not a "fan" of his religion, and believes that the clergyman is just being a "god-damn coward".

"I mean with all due respect dude, I think you are scum and I reckon you should come home," Minchin sings.

"Cardinal Pell, I know that you are not feeling well, perhaps you just need some sun. It is lovely here you should come home.

"You pompous buffoon, and I suggest you do it soon."