Pope Francis pays tribute to controversial cardinal George Pell

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Pontiff praises ‘determination and wisdom’ of Pell, who was convicted but then acquitted of child sexual abuseCardinal George Pell dies aged 81 in RomeCardinal George Pell – obituaryPope Francis has praised George Pell for his “determination and wisdom”, in a statement dedicated to the controversial cardinal after his death at the age of 81.Pell, who was Australia’s most senior Catholic and was found guilty and then acquitted of child sexual abuse, had undergone a hip operation in Rome and died after a cardiac arrest. Days earlier, he attended the funeral of Pope Benedict XVI at the Vatican. Continue reading...

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