Cardinal George Pell has died in Rome after complications from hip replacement surgery. Pell was found guilty of historical child sexual abuse, but released from jail in 2020 when the High Court quashed the convictions. Brett_McLeod 9News MORE:
Death followed hip replacement surgery
Pell spent his early childhood in and out of hospital undergoing operations for for a recurring tumour in his neck but excelled in sport and helped run his family hotel and pub. He became Archbishop of Melbourne in 1996, where he put in place one of the earliest comprehensive programs in the Catholic Church to address sex abuse accusations, called the Melbourne Response.
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