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Protesters tie ribbons outside Melbourne mass for Pell

A mass for Cardinal George Pell has taken place at Melbourne's St Patrick's Cathedral, a day after he was laid to rest in Sydney.

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Funeral for Australian Cardinal George Pell draws both mourners and protests

Mourners and protesters faced off in Sydney on Thursday at the funeral service for Australian Cardinal George Pell, a former top Vatican official who was acquitted in 2020 of sexual abuse accusations.

Irish Independent

A ‘Lionheart’ to some, a villain to others – George Pell’s funeral proves as divisive as his life

Archbishop of Sydney Anthony Fisher’s homily did not once mention the victims of child sexual abuse, or Pell’s responses to it

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Late Australian cardinal's funeral sparks Sydney protests

SYDNEY: Protestors confronted mourners with chants of "shame" outside the funeral of controversial top Vatican cardinal George Pell in Sydney on Thursday.

Bangkok Post

Why Cardinal George Pell's funeral carries sting for Hunter abuse survivors

"A lot of people are not going to handle it well. It's going to be extremely traumatic."

Newcastle Herald

Hundreds farewell Cardinal George Pell at Sydney funeral as police break up clash with protesters

Hundreds of mourners packed into Sydney's St Mary's Cathedral for the funeral of Cardinal George Pell, while LGBT groups, as well as survivors of child sexual abuse, protested outside.

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George Pell: Cardinal remembered as ‘saint for our times’

Forme PM Tony Abbott has remembered Cardinal George Pell as a "great hero" who had been "wronged in life" and endured a "modern crucifixion".

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Late Australian cardinal's funeral sparks Sydney protests

Sydney (AFP) - Protesters confronted mourners with chants of "shame" outside the funeral of controversial top Vatican cardinal George Pell in Sydney on Thursday.

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Australian Cardinal George Pell's funeral sparks protests as mourners gather

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Hundreds gather for Cardinal George Pell's Sydney funeral

Hundreds of mourners and protesters carrying rainbow flags have gathered at a Sydney cathedral for the funeral and interment of polarizing Cardinal George Pell, who was once the most senior Roman Catholic convicted of sex abuse

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Cardinal George Pell funeral held in Sydney as protesters, mourners clash outside — as it happened

The body of Cardinal George Pell has been laid to rest today in St Mary's Cathedral in Sydney, while activist groups highlight the Catholic Church's legacy of child abuse outside.

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Protesters rally outside Cardinal Pell funeral service

Mourners are arriving at Sydney's St Mary's Cathedral for Cardinal George Pell's funeral mass, as police stand by and protesters prepare to rally nearby.

AAP

Australian Church mourns cardinal Pell, despite protests

Sydney (AFP) - Australia's Catholic Church held a prayer vigil for late cardinal George Pell who lay in state Wednesday, as sexual abuse survivors tied ribbons to the cathedral gates in protest.

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Australian Church mourns polarising cardinal despite protests

Sydney (AFP) - Australia's Catholic Church held a prayer vigil as late cardinal and Vatican power broker George Pell lay in state Wednesday, as sexual abuse survivors protested his legacy.

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Cardinal Pell lies at cathedral as controversy lingers

Survivors of clerical abuse have tied ribbons around Sydney's St Mary's Cathedral as Cardinal George Pell's body lies in state, a day before his requiem mass.

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Can you speak ill of the dead? How defamation law impacts Pell’s legacy

The dead cardinal was a saint among men, a modern-day Jesus Christ, fans say. Fortunately the law lets critics decry him as more a fallen angel.

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Cardinal Pell will be interred in Sydney crypt in February

An Australian cardinal who spent more than a year in prison before his child abuse convictions were squashed on appeal will be interred next month after a requiem Mass at Sydney’s St. Mary’s Cathedral

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Pell mass at St Mary's on February 2

A requiem mass will be held for Cardinal George Pell at St Mary's Cathedral in Sydney on February 2, the city's Catholic Archdiocese says.

The Guardian - UK

Cardinal George Pell’s funeral takes place at Vatican

Pope gives final blessing at service for Australia’s most senior Catholic, who was found guilty then acquitted of child abuse

AFP

Funeral held for controversial Australian cardinal Pell

Vatican City (AFP) - Several dozen people including bishops, cardinals and archbishops turned out for the funeral of the controversial Cardinal George Pell in the Vatican on Saturday.

Irish Independent

Vatican holds funeral for cardinal who branded Francis’ papacy ‘catastrophic’

The Australian cardinal who branded the papacy of Pope Francis as a “catastrophe” has been given a funeral in St Peter’s Basilica, with the pontiff imparting a final blessing for the once high-ranking Vatican prelate.

The Independent UK

Vatican holds funeral for cardinal who decried Francis' rule

The Australian cardinal who decried the papacy of Pope Francis as a “catastrophe” is receiving tributes, including from the pontiff himself, at his funeral in St. Peter's Basilica

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Funeral for Cardinal George Pell held at the Vatican with Pope Francis giving final blessing

The funeral of Cardinal George Pell is held at St Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, a day after it was revealed the former Archbishop of Melbourne decried Pope Francis' rule.

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