MELBOURNE: Cardinal George Pell, a top advisor to Pope Francis, arrived on Monday (Mar 5) for a crucial hearing in Australia to determine if he stands trial on multiple historical sexual offence charges.
The 76-year-old, the most senior Catholic cleric to be charged with criminal offences linked to the Church's long-running sexual abuse scandal, denies all the claims.
He has taken leave from his role as Vatican finance chief to fight the charges, which relate to incidents that allegedly occurred long ago.
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