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Line 420: Catholic priest [[Robert McCulloch (priest)\|Robert McCulloch]] said there had been an intellectual pursuit to bring down Pell and his church.<ref>{{cite web\|first=Patrick\|last=Durkin\|url=https://www.afr.com/politics/federal/call-for-probe-into-pell-s-prosecutors-20200407-p54hu3\|title=Call for probe into Pell's prosecutors\|newspaper=[[The Australian Financial Review]]\|publisher=[[Nine Entertainment Co.]]\|location=Melbourne, Australia\|date=7 Apr 2020}}</ref> The ABC dismissed criticisms of its coverage and defended its pursuit of Pell as having been "without fear or favour".<ref>{{cite web\|first=Craig\|last=McMurtrie\|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/about/backstory/news-coverage/2020-04-11/why-the-abc-reporting-of-the-pell-case-was-not-a-witch-hunt/12137620\|title=Why the ABC's reporting of the George Pell case wasn't a witch-hunt\|website=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]]\|date=11 April 2020}}</ref> After criticism that its documentary series ''[[Revelation (TV series)\|Revelation]]'' (which presented Pell as guilty) had been timed to coincide with the High Court decision, the ABC denied "rushing forward" the program, but temporarily removed it from its digital platform to allow the producers to include reference to Pell's acquittal and subsequent release from [[Barwon Prison]]. The series was restored to ABC's digital platform and went on to win the ~~prestigious~~ [[Walkley Awards\|Walkley Documentary Award]].<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://about.abc.net.au/correcting-the-record/correction-to-greg-cravens-column-in-the-australian/\|title=Correction to Greg Craven's column in The Australian\|website=The [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]]\|date=9 April 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2020/apr/09/abc-to-re-edit-and-restore-george-pell-episode-of-revelation-as-news-corp-goes-on-attack\|title=ABC to re-edit and restore George Pell episode of Revelation as News Corp goes on attack\|work=[[The Guardian]]\|date=9 April 2020\|author=Amanda Meade}}</ref> Despite criticism from many conservative commentators, ''[[Revelation (TV series)\|Revelation]]'' had actually been pushed back several days due to [[Prime Minister of Australia\|Prime Minister]] [[Scott Morrison]] making a televised address to the nation regarding the [[COVID-19 outbreak in Australia\|COVID-19 outbreak]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://about.abc.net.au/media-room/revelation-episodes-2-3-to-air-next-week/\|title=Revelation episodes 2 & 3 to air next week\|website=About the ABC}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://tvblackbox.com.au/page/2020/03/25/2020-3-25-schedule-update-revelation-to-air-over-two-nights-next-week-on-abc-2/\|title=Schedule Update - REVELATION to air over two nights next week on ABC\|date=25 March 2020}}</ref> In the aftermath of the acquittal, ABC presenters and reporters including Louise Milligan expressed disappointment on social media. Former radio presenter [[Jon Faine]] expressed dismay at the High Court decision.<ref>[https://www.smh.com.au/national/pell-acquittal-puts-victorian-courts-on-trial-and-shows-they-need-a-reality-check-20200407-p54hul.html "Pell acquittal puts Victorian courts on trial, and shows they need a reality check"], ''Sydney Morning Herald'', 7 April 2020.</ref>

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