Cardinal George Pell asked to swear on the Bible

By Tony Wright
Updated September 2 2014 - 10:18am, first published August 21 2014 - 8:08pm
Cardinal George Pell. Photo: Arsineh Houspian
Cardinal George Pell. Photo: Arsineh Houspian

The voice that has delivered a thousand sermons seemed unsuited to be that of a witness in the dock, even if it was a virtual dock. There seemed a defensiveness to it, and the jutting jaw left the viewer in a familiar, vain search for a gesture of humility.

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