Having seen Pell in action once, "steamrolled" is accurate.  Unfortunately, the bloke getting steamrolled didn't put up much of a fight (that said, he was thoroughly jet-lagged, and the Cardinal knew it).

I don't see the article as a "hate Pell" effort.  Zwartz correctly pointed out that Pell was a good choice for the Vatican finance job.  The milk of human kindness is not on the menu when dealing with the Vatican functionaries entrenched in this area.

It's to Zwartz's credit that he doesn't come across as someone who's already tried and convicted Pell as a paedophile.  There are plenty of other commentators who do come across that way, though they have to be careful how they phrase their prose.  The libel laws are tough in this part of the world.

I completely agree with the poster who pointed out that Pell has shown courage in returning to Australia to defend himself.  Let's find out what happened.