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'George Pell is the most recognisable face of the Australian Catholic Church. He was the Ballarat boy with the film-star looks who studied at Oxford and rose through the ranks to become the Vatican's indispensable 'Treasurer'. As an outspoken defender of church orthodoxy, 'Big George's' ascendancy within the clergy was remarkable and seemingly unstoppable.

'The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Abuse has brought to light horrific stories about sexual abuse of the most vulnerable and provoked public anger at the extent of the cover-up. George Pell has always portrayed himself as the first man in the Church to tackle the problem. But questions about what the Cardinal knew, and when, have persisted.

'The nation's most prominent Catholic is now the subject of a police investigation into allegations spanning decades that he too abused children. Louise Milligan is the only Australian journalist who has been privy to the most intimate stories of complainants.

'She pieces together a series of disturbing pictures of the Cardinal's knowledge and his actions, many of which are being told here for the first time.

'Conspiracy or cover-up? Cardinal uncovers uncomfortable truths about a culture of sexual entitlement, abuse of trust and how ambition can silence evil. ' (Publication summary)

Notes

  • This book was withdrawn from sale in Victoria while Cardinal Pell faced charges of historical sexual abuse in that state. A committal mention hearing was scheduled to begin on 6 October 2017.

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    • Carlton, Parkville - Carlton area, Melbourne - North, Melbourne, Victoria,: Melbourne University Press , 2017 .
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      • Published: 15th May 2017
      ISBN: 9780522871340
Alternative title: New Revelations : Cardinal : The Rise and Fall of George Pell

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  • Large print.
  • Dyslexic edition.

Works about this Work

Australia in Three Books Maddison Connaughton , 2022 single work review
— Appears in: Meanjin , December vol. 81 no. 4 2022; (p. 16-19)

— Review of Cardinal : The Rise and Fall of George Pell Louise Milligan , 2017 single work biography ; Night Games : Sex, Power and Sport Anna Krien , 2013 single work prose ; Tracker Alexis Wright , 2017 single work biography
y separately published work icon At Home with Louise Milligan Astrid Edwards (interviewer), 2020 23452371 2020 single work podcast interview

'Louise Milligan is an investigative reporter for ABC TV's Four Corners. Her first book was Cardinal: The rise and fall of George Pell (2017), which won the Walkley Book Award and broke massive international news about the court case and successive and ultimately successful appeals involving one of the most senior members of the Catholic Church hierarchy.

'Her second book is Witness: An investigation into the brutal cost of seeking justice (2020). Among many awards for her work, she's also the recipient of the 2019 Press Freedom Medal.

'Louise mentions her ongoing professional relationship with her publisher Louise Adler, who has been a guest on The Garret before.'(Production introduction)

Pell's Trajectory : Australia's Most Polarising Religious Leader Barney Zwartz , 2017 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , October no. 395 2017; (p. 16-17)

— Review of Cardinal : The Rise and Fall of George Pell Louise Milligan , 2017 single work biography

'George Pell is the most polarising religious leader Australia has had in recent decades, certainly since Daniel Mannix – perhaps since Samuel Marsden. For most of his career he has been loathed or adored for his sternly inflexible defence of a Catholic orthodoxy predating the second Vatican Council, his robust and sometimes courageous interaction with opponents inside and outside the church, his relentless determination to crush dissent and doubt, often felt as bullying by those responsible to him, and his fierce ambition.' (Introduction)

[Review] Cardinal : The Rise and Fall of George Pell Gerard Henderson , 2017 single work review
— Appears in: TSIR , June no. 5 2017;

— Review of Cardinal : The Rise and Fall of George Pell Louise Milligan , 2017 single work biography
Beyond Belief Gerard Windsor , 2017 single work essay
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 10 June 2017; (p. 16)
'A new book on George Pell is fair-minded yet forensic, writes Gerard Windsor'
[Review] Cardinal : The Rise and Fall of George Pell Gerard Henderson , 2017 single work review
— Appears in: TSIR , June no. 5 2017;

— Review of Cardinal : The Rise and Fall of George Pell Louise Milligan , 2017 single work biography
Pell's Trajectory : Australia's Most Polarising Religious Leader Barney Zwartz , 2017 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , October no. 395 2017; (p. 16-17)

— Review of Cardinal : The Rise and Fall of George Pell Louise Milligan , 2017 single work biography

'George Pell is the most polarising religious leader Australia has had in recent decades, certainly since Daniel Mannix – perhaps since Samuel Marsden. For most of his career he has been loathed or adored for his sternly inflexible defence of a Catholic orthodoxy predating the second Vatican Council, his robust and sometimes courageous interaction with opponents inside and outside the church, his relentless determination to crush dissent and doubt, often felt as bullying by those responsible to him, and his fierce ambition.' (Introduction)

Australia in Three Books Maddison Connaughton , 2022 single work review
— Appears in: Meanjin , December vol. 81 no. 4 2022; (p. 16-19)

— Review of Cardinal : The Rise and Fall of George Pell Louise Milligan , 2017 single work biography ; Night Games : Sex, Power and Sport Anna Krien , 2013 single work prose ; Tracker Alexis Wright , 2017 single work biography
Beyond Belief Gerard Windsor , 2017 single work essay
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 10 June 2017; (p. 16)
'A new book on George Pell is fair-minded yet forensic, writes Gerard Windsor'
y separately published work icon At Home with Louise Milligan Astrid Edwards (interviewer), 2020 23452371 2020 single work podcast interview

'Louise Milligan is an investigative reporter for ABC TV's Four Corners. Her first book was Cardinal: The rise and fall of George Pell (2017), which won the Walkley Book Award and broke massive international news about the court case and successive and ultimately successful appeals involving one of the most senior members of the Catholic Church hierarchy.

'Her second book is Witness: An investigation into the brutal cost of seeking justice (2020). Among many awards for her work, she's also the recipient of the 2019 Press Freedom Medal.

'Louise mentions her ongoing professional relationship with her publisher Louise Adler, who has been a guest on The Garret before.'(Production introduction)

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