World mourns Cardinal Pell as important church figure
Australian bishops react to news of passing of former Prefect of the Vatican Secretariat for the Economy
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Australian bishops react to news of passing of former Prefect of the Vatican Secretariat for the Economy
Cardinal George Pell is dead, and we are not in mourning.
Pope Francis tapped him in 2014 to reform the Vatican's notoriously opaque finances. Even after the court cleared him, Pell's reputation remained tarnished.a
The Victorian premier has ruled out hosting a state funeral or service for the late Cardinal George Pell, saying it would distress survivors of abuse.
Cardinal was acquitted on appeal of child sexual abuse charges but remained tarnished by his response to paedophile priests over decades