The Pell haters are all at See

Other Pell observers and Pell War combatants, no doubt, were in shock, one way or another. Since then, nothing.

Cardinal Pell is Back

On the Cardinal's side, there has been quite a bit. First there was a humble article from the Cardinal in First Things about his year in prison.

There will also be a full book length treatment to come in the New Year. The manuscript has been described by Fr Joe Fessio, publisher of Ignatius Press, in glowing terms. According to Fessio:

I've already read the first half of the journal and it is extraordinary. I think it's going to be a spiritual classic. The entire journal is about 1000 pages…

Fessio also noted the broader significance of the Pell exoneration:

This is not just about Cardinal Pell. His victory was not just a victory for one man. It was a victory for the Church. And not just the Church in Australia. It revealed to all the world just how far the Church's enemies will go and how deceitful they will be to discredit her.

Then there was the cracker interview with Andrew Bolt, again, full of forgiveness, meekness and acres of the renowned Pell common touch.

There has been a conference speech or two, delivered by Zoom as per the "new normal".

There have been articles in the Catholic media, and interviews as well. None more important or revealing than that given to The Catholic Weekly's Monica Doumit in August 2020.

The Catholic media readership are no doubt relieved to have "their" Cardinal back and in form, uncowed by the years of persecution and calumny, a disgraceful media that simply refused to do their job, a justice system that failed him until it was almost too late, and false imprisonment with thugs and murderers. At least the thugs and murderers cheered when the news of Pell's exoneration came through.

And now, six months on from the High Court's exoneration and the prison release, we have "the trip".