The Victorian premier has ruled out holding a state funeral or memorial service for Cardinal Pell.
Daniel Andrews says Victoria won't hold a state funeral or memorial service for George Pell.
The following year, he was convicted of molesting two teenage choirboys in the sacristy of Melbourne's St Patrick's Cathedral while archbishop in 1996.Mr Andrews on Thursday confirmed there would not be a state funeral or memorial service for Cardinal Pell in Victoria. Pope Francis on Wednesday called Cardinal Pell a "faithful servant who, without vacillating, followed his Lord with perseverance even in the hour of trial".
At that time, a man claimed Cardinal Pell sexually abused him in 1962 when the accuser was an altar boy. The cleric denied the allegation and in 2003 became a cardinal in the Vatican.
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