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Add to Lightbox DownloadFile photo - Cardinal George Pell (1st on the right) with Pope Francis and the members of the C9 at the Vatican on Feb.13, 2017. The C9 helps the pope reform the Vatican's troubled administration, the Curia, and map out possible changes in the worldwide Church. Archbishop of Sydney he was created a cardinal in 2003. Cardinal George Pell has been found guilty of sexual offences in Australia, making him the highest-ranking Catholic figure to receive such a conviction. Pell abused two choir boys in the rooms of a Melbourne cathedral in 1996, a jury found. He had pleaded not guilty. The verdict was handed down in December, but it could not be reported until now due to legal reasons. Pell is due to face sentencing hearings from Wednesday. He has lodged an appeal against his conviction. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM
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