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To his supporters, the cardinal was at the heart of the struggle for the soul of the church in a secular world. To his enemies, he was a dogmatic and abrasive bully who surrounded himself with yes-men.
The Australian Catholic Church's most powerful figure, George Pell, is 'outspoken, controversial, reviled and loved'. We revisit this 2012 Good Weekend feature by Jane Cadzow.
A deeply divisive figure during his life, the Cardinal is no less polarising in death.
Personal adviser to the Pope, holder of the Vatican purse strings, this 'Aussie bulldog' is feared, respected and plotted against in the marbled halls of the Vatican.