Sincere question concerning Cardinal Pell

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Am I the only one who is troubled by this statement of his?
Pell told the royal commission in 2016 that although he lived and worked alongside the notorious paedophile priest Gerald Ridsdale in the 1970s, Ridsdale’s abusing “was a sad story and of not much interest to me”. “I had no reason to turn my mind to the evils Ridsdale had perpetrated,” he told the commission.

Granted the charges against him were nonsense, it was right to acquit him. But people rallied to his side and championed him. I just find it hard to square that with such a cold and heartless statement.

Does anyone else feel this way?
 
I am not sure what you think he was saying was cold and heartless.
Just that he wasn’t interested. To a victim that could sound like he was dismissing it as not worth considering. Saying you’re not interested is what you say about a tv show, or a book.
 
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I think you are taking one line from the article and applying it to something else. Out of context.
But if you are looking for something to criticize him for, I think you will always be able to find something.
 
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Nothing that was said was insulting towards you. Take it from me, I’m the king of being offended
 
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