George Pell
George PellAC(8 June 1941 – 10 January 2023) was anAustralianprelateof theCatholic Church.He became the inauguralPrefectof theSecretariat for the Economyin 2014. He was born inBallarat,Victoria.He was ordained in 1966. He was made cardinal byPope John Paul II.
He served as the eighthArchbishop of Sydney(2001–2014),Archbishop of Melbourne(1996–2001), andAuxiliary BishopofMelbourne(1987–1996). He was created a cardinal in 2003.[1]
On 29 June 2017, Pell was charged in Victoria, Australia, with multiple historical sexual assault offences, and denied all charges.[2][3]Pope Francisgranted him leave to return to Australia to defend himself.[4]Pell was committed to standtrialon the lesser charges, pleading not guilty.[5]
On 7 April 2020, the High Court of Australia found Pell not guilty from his convictions and issued verdicts of acquittal. The Court's said that there was "a significant possibility that an innocent person has been convicted because the evidence did not establish guilt".[6][7][8][9]
On 10 January 2023, Pell died due tocardiac arrestafter havinghip replacementsurgery inRome.He was 81.[10]
References
[change|change source]- ↑Miranda, Salvador."Pell, George".The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church.Archived fromthe originalon 2013-12-31.Retrieved2018-05-12.
- ↑"George Pell, Catholic cardinal, charged with historical sexual assault offences".ABC News.29 June 2017.Retrieved29 June2017.
- ↑"George Pell: How Italian media reacted to the historical sexual offence charges".ABC News.30 June 2017.Retrieved30 June2017.
- ↑"George Pell: Cardinal addresses media after being charged with sexual assault offences".ABC News.29 June 2017.Retrieved30 June2017.
- ↑Emma Younger (1 May 2018)."Cardinal George Pell pleads not guilty to historical sexual offence charges after being committed to stand trial".ABC News.
- ↑"Pell v The Queen [2020] HCA 12"(PDF).High Court of Australia, 2020 Judgment Summaries.7 April 2020.Retrieved7 April2020.
- ↑Pell v The Queen[2020] HCA 12(7 April 2020)
- ↑Davey, Melissa (7 April 2020)."George Pell: Australian cardinal to be released from jail after high court quashes child sex abuse conviction".The Guardian.Retrieved7 April2020.
- ↑Le Grand, Chip (7 April 2020)."Pell to walk free after High Court overturns conviction".Sydney Morning Herald.Retrieved7 April2020.
- ↑Estcourt, David; Mitchell, Georgina (11 January 2023)."Cardinal George Pell dies, aged 81, after complications from hip surgery".The Sydney Morning Herald.Retrieved11 January2023.
Other websites
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- "Pell Card. George".Holy See Press Office.Archivedfrom the original on 4 September 2017.Retrieved26 November2017.
- "Cardinal George Pell".Biography.Archdiocese of Sydney. Archived fromthe originalon 2014-10-16.Retrieved2018-05-12.
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