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Cardinal George Pell, Catholic Australia’s senior prelate, former adviser to Pope Francis, former head of the Vatican’s economy department and the most senior Church figure ever jailed for historical sex offenses, charges which were subsequently overturned, has been praised for his leadership qualities.
“Cardinal Pell’s impact on the life of the Church in Australia and around the world will continue to be felt for many years. As we remember him and reflect on his legacy, I invite all Catholics and other people of goodwill to join in praying for Cardinal Pell, a man of deep and abiding faith, and for the repose of his soul,” he added.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said, “For many people, particularly of the Catholic faith, this will be a difficult day and I express my condolences to all those who are mourning today.” A well-known and influential figure, Pell was ordained a priest in 1966, made an auxiliary bishop of Melbourne in 1987, heading the archdiocese nine years later. He was transferred to become archbishop of Sydney in 2001 and made a cardinal by John Paul II in 2003. In 2013 Pope Francis appointed him as a member of his Council of Cardinals and a year later to take charge of the newly created Vatican-based Secretariat for the Economy and tasked to reform the Vatican’s financial systems.
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