Dramatic fall from grace for Vatican treasurer
Cardinal George Pell’s conviction for child sexual offences in Australia brings the decades-long abuse scandal in the Catholic Church to the heart of the Vatican, writes
For two decades, George Pell was the dominant figure in the Catholic Church in Australia — a boy from a gold mining town whose ambition, intellect, and knack for befriending influential people propelled him to become the third most senior official in the Vatican.
