Cardinal Pell's acquittal stirs abuse survivor memories in Ballarat hometown

FILE PHOTO: A resident puts a ribbon on the fence of St Patrick's Cathedral in Ballarat, Australia, February 27, 2019. The ribbons are part of a campaign to raise awareness and show support for victims of abuse. REUTERS/Jonathan Barrett/File Photo

MELBOURNE/SYDNEY (Reuters) - A thick line of black tape obscures Cardinal George Pell's name on a board lauding ordained alumni of St Patrick's College in the Australian town of Ballarat as coloured ribbons flutter on doors and mailboxes.

The high school in Pell's home town has no immediate plans to remove the tape despite the former Vatican treasurer's acquittal this week of the sexual assault of two choirboys in Melbourne in the 1990s.