Hundreds of mourners packed into Sydney's St Mary's Cathedral for the funeral of Cardinal George Pell, while LGBT groups, as well as survivors of child sexual abuse, protested outside.
Former prime ministers Tony Abbott and John Howard attended the funeral mass, along with federal Opposition Leader Peter Dutton and NSW Finance Minister Damien Tudehope.
Mourners who could not sit inside St Mary's Cathedral watched the mass for Cardinal George Pell outside. "We're very sad but we're also very joyous because as Catholics we know this life is transient," she said. They protested Cardinal Pell's conservative views on LGBT rights and other social issues and chanted "Pell, go to hell".Mourners make a point to protesters outside Cardinal George Pell's funeral mass in Sydney.
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