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| • Cardinal George Pell, one of the pope’s top advisers, above, is expected to make his first court appearance in Australia after becoming the highest-ranking Roman Catholic prelate to be formally charged with sexual offenses. |
| The still-unspecified charges followed years of criticism that he had at best overlooked, and at worst covered up, the widespread abuse of children by clergymen in Australia. |
| Cardinal Pell has vowed to fight the charges, calling them false and the result of a “relentless character assassination.” |
Tuesday, July 25, 2017
Cardinal George Pell to fight the charges
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