SIGNAL SPECIAL: How Pell lost his appeal
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Cardinal George Pell has lost his appeal against his conviction on child sex abuse charges, with two of the three judges agreeing the jury's guilty verdict was reasonable. He's back in prison to serve out the remainder of his sentence. So what was it like in court? Why did the judges dismiss the appeal? And where to now for Cardinal Pell? ABC reporter Sam Donovan was in court this morning, and joins us for this Signal special to explain what happened.
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