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Abused by a priest as an altar boy, then re-traumatised when he tried to sue the Catholic church, John Ellis is in a unique position to assess the cardinal’s characterPell wrote memo calling papacy of Pope Francis a ‘catastrophe’Cardinal’s death could renew distress for child abuse survivorsFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastJohn Ellis, in his decades-long battle for justice from the church, came to learn two things about George Pell.The late cardinal, he says, was fiercely intelligent, and a keen strategic thinker who took a “long view of things”, including threats to the church’s finances. Continue reading...