Cardinal Pell v The Queen v Jesus v sex abuse victims — what’s not to hate?

AUSTRALIA
Independent Australia

September 14, 2019

By Tess Lawrence

Contributing editor-at-large Tess Lawrence joins some barely visible dots, where preserving the “brand” is all that the Catholic Church seemingly cares about.

INVESTIGATIVE EXCLUSIVE

The Jesus v Rome case was dragged before the highest court in the land — and Governor Pontius Pilate washed his hands of it, inviting the blood-lusting crowd to decide between pardoning Barabbas or “the king of the Jews”.

The rest is biblical history.

Jesus seemingly lucked out, but he was a godman with a plan.

Thousands of years later, in Melbourne’s lofty CBD judicial precinct, in Court 15, Jesus was still being crucified for our mortal sins.

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