Sydney's top Catholic urged parishioners to be patient as Cardinal George Pell's case heads for an appeal, at the first mass since the conviction became public.
Archbishop of Sydney Anthony Fisher said the process was in God's hands and people should not be 'too quick to judge' either way.
'If we are too quick to judge we can end up joining the demonisers or the apologists, those baying for blood or those in denial,' he said on Sunday morning.
Archbishop of Sydney Anthony Fisher (right) urged parishioners to be patient as Cardinal George Pell's case heads for an appeal, at the first mass since the conviction became public
'Our readings remind us that things are not always what they seem, that we must look beneath the surface and allow truth and justice to unfold in God's good time.'
Pell was on Wednesday remanded in custody two months after he was found guilty of raping a choirboy and molesting another in Melbourne in 1996.
Archbishop Fisher told worshipers at St Mary's Cathedral that unlike others he would not comment on the substance of the case, according to the Sydney Morning Herald.
He said final conclusions shouldn't be drawn until the Court of Appeals judges reviewed the case and decided whether to quash his conviction.
'Amidst the heated emotions of the present I also pray for public calm and civility,' he said.
Archbishop Fisher, who replaced Pell in his role when the 77-year-old was promoted to cardinal, admitted the case would shake the faith of many Catholics.
Archbishop of Sydney Anthony Fisher (left) and priests across New South Wales have prepared homilies for Sunday Mass that will address George Pell's (right) child sex abuse convictions
'[Many are feeling] disheartened and are uncertain how to go on believing, worshipping, living the Christian Gospel. Indeed, some are not even sure they want to,' he said.
'We should not be afraid to place our bewilderment, anger or demoralisation before God.
'As he awaits the conclusion of his legal process, the Cardinal is offering this time for all innocents who suffer. We faithful can do likewise with the shame and sorrow we are feeling.'
Father Smith, from St Columba & the Holy Souls Catholic Church said the scandal has threatened priests' relationship with their people
Archbishop Fisher hoped the church could emerge from the case 'purified, humbled, more compassionate'.
He also told victims of abuse within the church that he felt their shock and pain and the entire Catholic community was shaken by reports of 'shameful actions or inactions' towards child sex abuse by clergy.
St Mary's Cathedral worshipers were some of thousands of Catholics who heard their priests address Pell's case during Sunday mass.
The clergymen hoped the conversation would help assuage concerned churchgoers and enforce the relationship between Catholics and their priests.
Father Smith, from St Columba & the Holy Souls Catholic Church in Sydney's Leichhardt neighborhood, told the Daily Telegraph he hopes priests will actually try to get through to their parishioners instead of 'just reading a whole lot of prepared statements that have come from the church.'
He said the scandal has 'threatened' the relationship between priests and their people because its led the public to question how they deal with any of their parishioners.
'Many of us feel deep shame and hurt,' he said.
Archbishop Fisher told worshipers at St Mary's Cathedral that unlike others he would not comment on the substance of the case
'Many are responding with anger and a frustration at the slow pace of change in the Church in the face of the evidence before us.'
The priest said he plans to talk about the importance of caring for Pell's victims.
Pell has vehemently denied the allegations and has since filed to appeal the decision.
Newtown priest Father Richard Waddell told the Telegraph that the church still faces 'massive challenges' regardless of the outcome.
Pell will be sentenced on March 13.
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