Pope Francis has removed Australia’s most senior Catholic, Cardinal George Pell, from his inner circle in a restructure of his Council of Cardinals.
Pell’s position as the financial controller of the Vatican makes him the third most powerful person in the Vatican. He is facing prosecution in Australia for historical sexual offences and has taken leave from the position. Pell has strenuously denied the allegations.
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2018/dec/13/australian-cardinal-george-pell-removed-from-inner-circle-by-pope-francis?fbclid=IwAR2-XwaAIb7jUlZNRdv4qxB_uby3JzDx4kekaiezgRWrMa1pt3ogVuVaEbc
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2018/dec/13/australian-cardinal-george-pell-removed-from-inner-circle-by-pope-francis?fbclid=IwAR2-XwaAIb7jUlZNRdv4qxB_uby3JzDx4kekaiezgRWrMa1pt3ogVuVaEbc