Australia High Court quashes Cardinal George Pell’s sex abuse convictions

Australia’s highest court has overturned the convictions of the most senior Catholic found guilty of child sex abuse.High Court Chief Justice Susan Kiefel announced the decision of the seven judges on Tuesday in the appeal of former Vatican treasurer Cardinal George Pell. The decision means he will be released from Barwon Prison outside Melbourne after serving 13 months of a six-year sentence.Pope Francis’ former finance minister was convicted by a Victoria state jury in 2018 of sexually…