The Pope released a statement to praise Australia's most senior Catholic for his 'perseverance even in the hour of trial', with his body set to lie in state in the Vatican on Friday before he is flown to Sydney for a memorial service.
Pope Francis has paid tribute to Australian Cardinal George Pell for being a"faithful servant" who persevered"even in the hour of trial".on Tuesday night after complications from a routine hip surgery.
Pope Francis has paid tribute to George Pell who he described as a"faithful servant" who persevered"even in the hour of trial". Picture: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images "I raise prayers for the repose of this faithful servant, who unwaveringly followed his lord with perseverance even in the hour of trial, that he may be received into the joy of heaven and receive the reward of eternal peace," he said.
He was convicted and had spent just over a year in prison before the convictions were later overturned by the bench of the High Court in 2020.Pell, 81, died after complications from hip surgery in Rome, Italy, on Tuesday. Picture: Marco Ravagli/Barcroft Media via Getty ImagesPell will then be flown back to Australia where he will be laid to rest among seven other former archbishops at St Mary's Cathedral in Sydney.
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