Cardinal George Pell, Australia’s highest-ranked Catholic cleric, has died in Rome at the age of 81.
abc.net.au/news/cardinal-george-pell-dies-vatican-aged-81/101843096He was in charge of the Vatican's finances from 2014 to 2019Cardinal Pell, who was in charge of Vatican finances between 2014 and 2019, was jailed in Australia for child sexual abuse in 2019 but vigorously maintained his innocence and had his convictions quashed more than a year later.
"Our prayers of comfort and condolence are also with his family, especially his only surviving sibling David Pell."Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said he had expressed the federal government's condolences to Archbishop of Sydney Anthony Fisher. As archbishop of Melbourne in 1996, he was responsible for establishing the Melbourne Response, which offered capped compensation payments of $50,000 to victims of sexual abuse at the hands of clergy.
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Cardinal George Pell, Australia’s most powerful Catholic, who was dogged by scandal – obituaryPell was acquitted on appeal of child sexual abuse charges, but remained tarnished by his response to paedophile priests over decades
Read more »
George Pell: A polarising Catholic figureGeorge Pell was by far the best known and most polarising churchman in Australia in the past century, perhaps ever.
Read more »
George Pell: A polarising Catholic figure who rose higher – and fell lower – than any Australian prelateCardinal George Pell was loved by most conservative Catholics and resented by the church’s progressive wing.
Read more »
Cardinal George Pell dies at the age of 81: reportsAustralian Cardinal George Pell has reportedly died at the age of 81.
Read more »
Vatican confirms George Pell dead after complications from surgeryBREAKING: The Vatican media has confirmed Australian Cardinal George Pell has died aged 81.
Read more »