Tag: Justice
Michael Casey: Disagreeing should not be a crime
Imagine a world which repudiates a common human nature and where ‘enemies’ are not spared
Think about what happens when we become enemies with someone....
Equality minus justice is useless
As we have seen over the past several times in this space, Jesus meets people where they are, at their growing edge. He never expects perfection when entering into a relationship with people, but he never leaves them where he found them either. This double insistence on always welcoming those who sincerely seek him, while […]
Mark Shea: The true beauty of justice
I am willing to bet any amount of money that nobody going before the bar, nor anybody running for judge here in the US or appointed to the bench in Australia is ever going to give their legal competence bona fides by …
Monica Doumit: Animal Farm takes shape in Victoria
A highly questionable legal process brought down a good doctor
Cardinal George Pell’s complete vindication by a unanimous decision of the High Court of Australia...
Peter Westmore: Cardinal sentence examined
The sentencing of Cardinal Pell to a term of imprisonment of six years following his conviction on five counts of sexual abuse of minors...
George Weigel: Dreyfus affair is one to remember
In December 1894, Captain Alfred Dreyfus of the French Army was convicted of treason on the grounds that he had given military secrets to...
Greg Craven: Poisoning the well of justice
Speaking as an Australian lawyer, I know we have few appealing qualities. But we do believe in our own justice system.
All my life, I...
Fr Frank Brennan SJ: The Pell Verdict
The suppression order in relation to Cardinal George Pell has been lifted. In December, a jury
of twelve of his fellow citizens found him guilty...
