Catholic Church is the world's largest child abuse organization.

What I wrote at the Wall Street Journal:

(A stupid fucking asshole got my comment deleted twice. I put it back 3 times. I never met a Christian or Catholic who wasn't a stupid fucking asshole.)

The Catholic Church, besides being the world's largest child abuse organization, is also the most idiotic cult ever invented. Every Catholic belief is ridiculous. The confessional, the tasteless magic wafer, the pope's expensive dress, the extremely wealthy Vatican, the magical resurrection of a decomposing corpse, the brainwashing, and everything else, it's all disgusting nonsense. The customers are suckers.

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Another comment I wrote at the Wall Street Journal:

In America we have something called "Freedom of Speech". There is a crybaby here who wants to throw out our Bill of Rights because "Freedom of Speech" makes him cry.

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Somebody else wrote this comment which I agree with:

"About time someone took the Vatican on. This abomination, this evil plague, has thrived in the dark corners and shadows for far, far too long. Bring it into the light, and it will wither and die - as it should have centuries ago without the protection of a large bureaucratic organization. An organization who seems to care more for their own survival and well-being than those they claim to serve."

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The Wall Street Journal article about a cardinal's love for little boys:

Australian Cardinal George Pell’s Sex-Abuse Case to Go to Trial

His offenses are alleged to have occurred decades ago.

By Robb M. Stewart Updated May 1, 2018 4:29 a.m. ET 29 COMMENTS

Cardinal George Pell, one of the Vatican’s highest-ranking officials, will be tried by a jury on charges of sexual offenses that allegedly occurred decades ago in Australia.

On Tuesday, Melbourne Magistrate Belinda Wallington dismissed half of the charges against the 76-year-old cleric, but ruled there was sufficient evidence for the remainder of the charges to go to trial in a higher court.

Asked by the judge after a 90-minute hearing how he would plead, the cardinal said, “not guilty.”

Cardinal Pell took leave from his job as Pope Francis’ finance chief last year after police in Australia’s southern Victoria state in June charged him with multiple sexual offenses involving multiple complainants. The number of charges hasn’t been disclosed publicly, although several charges were withdrawn by the prosecution during the pretrial hearing.

During those hearings, Cardinal Pell’s lawyers suggested his accusers could have been motivated by a desire to punish the Catholic Church for failing to prevent abuse by other priests in Australia.

In her ruling Tuesday, the judge said that in the cases she directed to go to trial, it would be up to a jury to consider the credibility of complainants and testimony of witnesses.

In dismissing other charges, Ms. Wallington said there were inconsistencies in what some of Cardinal Pell’s accusers had said that suggested a “defect in evidence.” She was also critical of what she called one accuser’s uncooperative behavior.

The judge ordered the cardinal to attend a hearing in a different court on Wednesday, where initial trial instructions will be unveiled. His bail conditions would remain unchanged and he won’t be allowed to leave Australia. As the judge left the full courtroom, there was applause from several people in the public gallery.

Cardinal Pell, who has denied any wrongdoing, was for decades a force within the church in Australia, known for his orthodox positions on social issues.

The Vatican in a statement said it took note of the magistrate’s decision and said that Cardinal Pell’s “leave of absence is still in place.”

Born in 1941 in the historic gold-rush town of Ballarat, northwest of Melbourne, Cardinal Pell studied for the priesthood in Australia and Rome. In late 1966 he was ordained a priest for the diocese of Ballarat, then rose through the church’s ranks in Australia, working in parishes in the Melbourne region and in senior roles in Catholic education.

In 1987, he was ordained as auxiliary bishop of Melbourne’s archdiocese, before being appointed as the seventh metropolitan archbishop by Pope John Paul II in 1996, and then archbishop of Sydney five years later. In early 2014, Pope Francis appointed Cardinal Pell prefect of the newly created Secretariat for the Economy at the Vatican.

Denis Hart, the archbishop of Melbourne, declined to comment on the judge’s ruling, but said he had confidence in Australia’s judicial system and “justice must now take its course.”

During the pretrial hearing, Cardinal Pell’s lawyers said the case against their client should be dropped. Questioned by defense lawyers, Chris Reed, a detective, denied police had zeroed in on Cardinal Pell as part of what Robert Richter, a lawyer for the cardinal, described as a “get Pell operation.”

Mr. Richter raised the prospect Tuesday of requesting separate trials because of differences between some of the charges.

—Francis X. Rocca contributed to this article.

Write to Robb M. Stewart at robb.stewart@wsj.com

Cardinal George Pell arrived at court in Melbourne on Tuesday.