Talk:Roman Catholic Diocese of Ballarat

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Bribing David
While David and his sisters claim Pell tried to bribe him, this was found to be implausible by the Royal Commission. I am not making any excuses. Simply pointing out what the Commission concluded about it.

https://www.smh.com.au/national/pell-knew-in-1982-that-ridsdale-was-moved-to-save-church-from-scandal-20200507-p54qr9.html

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-05-07/royal-commission-findings-on-cardinal-george-pell-released/12217362

"The commission found a claim by David Ridsdale, the nephew of Gerald Ridsdale, that he was offered a bribe by Cardinal Pell in 1993 was unlikely.

Mr Ridsdale told the commission he called then-Bishop Pell about the abuse he had suffered as a child at the hands of his uncle.

He said he was seeking a "private process" to resolve the matter due to concerns about his grandmother.

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Read more Mr Ridsdale told the commission during the phone conversation, Cardinal Pell told him: "I want to know what it will take to keep you quiet."

Cardinal Pell denied the claim in his royal commission evidence and the commission said it was not satisfied that Cardinal Pell said the words attributed to him.

"It is more likely that Mr Ridsdale misinterpreted an offer by Bishop Pell to assist as something more sinister," the commission said."

So it cannot be claimed that the commission supported or affirmed David's claim that Pell tried to bribe him. It did the opposite. Any edits suggesting the contrary are false. 83.128.99.144 (talk) 21:01, 9 May 2020 (UTC)