AUSTRALIA
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney

+ Cardinal George Pell, Archbishop of Sydney
24 Dec 2012

Like every other priest and bishop I bring Christ’s message of peace and goodness once again this Christmas. Where there is evil, there is less peace, sometimes no peace.

My heart, the hearts of all believers, of all people of good will go out to all those who cannot find peace at this time, especially those who have suffered at the hands of fellow Christians; Christian officials, priests, religious, teachers.

I am deeply sorry this has happened. It is completely contrary to Christ’s teachings and I feel too the shock and shame across the community at these revelations of wrong doing and crimes.

We need our faith in God’s goodness and love to cope with these disasters, to help those who have been hurt. We need the hope that comes to us…