Guest essay by Eric Worrall
Liberals are pressing for EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt’s resignation, because he met with Cardinal George Pell to discuss Climate Change.
George Pell Secretly Met A Top US Politician In The Vatican To Discuss Climate Change
by MAX KOSLOWSKI 14 MAY 2018
Three weeks before he was charged with historic child sexual abuse, cardinal George Pell met up with controversial US politician Scott Pruitt to talk about climate change.
Pell is, of course, the most senior Catholic in Australia, and a highly controversial figure for his ultra-conservative views (plus the aforementioned charges). Pruitt is no stranger to controversy either. Appointed by Trump to head the US Environmental Protection Agency, he has rolled back regulations designed to protect the environment and faces a number of serious questions about ethics and alleged conflicts of interest.
One of Pruitt’s former staffers told The New York Times the EPA boss wanted the meeting erased from official schedules because he did not want to face scrutiny for visiting an alleged sex offender. Despite this, Pruitt claims he didn’t know about the allegations against Pell at the time the meeting was held.If you see a
At the meeting, Pell and Pruitt — who were joined by others — discussed plans to set up a debate on climate change.
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“The president is pleased with the job that he’s doing as the administrator. However, the issues that have been raised, that I think you guys are all familiar with — they have raised some concerns,” White House spokesperson Raj Shah told reporters on Air Force One on Thursday.
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We don’t know exactly what charges Cardinal Pell is facing. He admits “putting the Church first”.
… When discussing the church abuse scandal Cardinal Pell admitted he had put the church above the victims at times, but he wanted Australians to give the church and himself a fair go.
“I hope they will give the Catholic Church a fair go. I hope that they will understand the truth of the station,” he told Bolt.
“I fully concede the terrible crimes that have happened.
“I’d like them to give me a fair go, everyone needs a fair go, certainly the Catholic Church is entitled to that.
“I’m a Christian, I’m a priest. Now I might have put the Church first for a while rather than the victims, but I’m certainly not here to put myself first, we’re not into that.” …
In the past I have praised fellow Australian Cardinal Pell because of his climate skepticism, but if Cardinal Pell let down or hurt children in his care I will join those demanding he face justice. I know people who were victims of child abuse, lets just say I take Matthew 18:6 very literally.
But Cardinal Pell has denied the charges. And Pell is not Scott Pruitt – as far as I know Pruitt himself is not facing charges of sexual misconduct.
I’m utterly disgusted that anyone would attempt to twist the tragic mistreatment of Australian child abuse victims into a reason to fire Scott Pruitt. EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt had absolutely nothing to do with the suffering of those poor children.
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Are they calling for Scott Pruitt’s resignation because he spoke to George Pell? Well, you can argue the semantics, but they sure are latching onto it in their pursuit of Scott Pruitt:
The New York Times
Scott Pruitt dined last year in Rome with Cardinal George Pell, a Vatican leader who was also facing sexual abuse allegations. The EPA’s official descriptions of the dinner intentionally did not mention the cardinal’s presence.
https://www.theworldnewsmedia.org/topic/56095-scott-pruitt-dined-last-year-in-rome-with-cardinal-george-pell-a-vatican-leader-who-was-also-facing/
Huffington Post
EPA Hid Scott Pruitt’s Dinner With Climate Denier Accused Of Child Sex Abuse
The EPA knew Vatican treasurer George Pell was under investigation, but went ahead with the dinner during Pruitt’s trip to Italy.
https://m.huffingtonpost.com.au/entry/scott-pruitt-cardinal-sex-abuse_us_5af54e36e4b0e57cd9f82032
Vanity Fair
TRUMP TOTALLY SUPPORTS PRUITT’S DECISION TO WINE AND DINE AN ACCUSED SEX OFFENDER
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2018/05/scott-pruitt-george-pell
By contrast, The Guardian reported responsibly and avoided those excesses. Their report concentrated on the climate debate, and avoided highlighting the accusations against George Pell:
George Pell met US environment chief Scott Pruitt to discuss climate-change debate
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2018/may/11/george-pell-met-us-environment-chief-scott-pruitt-to-discuss-climate-change-debate
The Guardian is published in the UK it doesn’t have freedom of speech rights of the USA. The UK laws on defamation are among the strictest in the world, the burden of proof is on the defendant. You will find lots of things published in USA that couldn’t be published in the UK.
It’s hardly surprising the reporting is more moderate 🙂
Pell (the sceptic) is the Vatican’s top financial official; the ‘Finance Director’.
His boss, the Pope, is a raving alarmist.
This is amazing!
“Fire Scott Pruitt ” is a badge of honor . He saved tax payers a billion $ in his first year and started draining the biggest swamp in Washington . They are entitled to their temper tantrum . Rant on .
People who worked with, worked for, worked in relation with, relayed the message of, or otherwise helped Rajendra Pachauri in any way should resign?!!
Scott Pruitt is a liberal target because he has been a very effective EPA administer. Liberals have no moral compass. For liberals, the means justify the ends. If Pruitt is successfully tarred with another’s transgressions, the leaders of the Democratic party have abandoned even an appearance of decency, civility or moral standards of behavior. This marks a desperate party in disarray. Thank God level-headed Dems have an alternative.
In Australia, we still have innocent until proven guilty. I have no idea what Pell did or did not do as much of the evidence was suppressed in the initial hearing but quite a few of the charges were dropped before he was sent to trial. He is a key target for the main stream media in Australia because he is a conservative. I don’t think there would be too many US politicians who would pass the test of never having met a criminal, especially someone coming out of Chicago given the nastiness of the Daley family and subsequent city hall regimes.