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Protest against George Pell’s stance on LGBTQ+ rights planned for day of late cardinal’s funeral

A requiem mass will be held at Sydney’s St Mary’s Cathedral on 2 February before a private burial

The Guardian - AU

Shifting sand has too many spots slipping away - it's time to act

This can be done relatively quickly if there is a political will.

Newcastle Herald

‘Petty’: ribbons for abuse victims removed from Sydney church hosting Pell funeral

Campaigners have been tying coloured ribbons to fence of St Mary’s Cathedral ahead of Cardinal George Pell’s mass on Thursday 2 February

The Guardian - AU

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Opal is no gem of a measure for Newcastle public transport patronage

Perhaps Transport NSW needs to install infrared counters on the doors of trains and buses.

Newcastle Herald

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

The Independent UK

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.

AAP

Michael Pascoe: There’s a quantifiable cost to George Pell’s style of climate denial

There are no Pellsian climate deniers in the insurance industry, haven’t been for many years as the dollar cost of climate change is counted.

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Vale Jeff Beck, and thanks for the memories

I WAS sad to hear the passing of the great English guitarist Jeff Beck, and I would like to add an Australian connection.

Newcastle Herald

Afternoon Update: Kyrgios out of Australian Open; traveller fined $3,300 for cold cuts; and UK protest crackdown

World no. 21 Nick Kyrgios has been forced to bow out citing a knee injury and says he is ‘devastated’

The Guardian - AU

Morning Mail: Australian among dead in Himalayan plane crash, insulation call for hot rentals, Australian Open begins

An Australian is among at least 68 people who died in Nepal’s deadliest plane crash in decades.

The Guardian - AU

Church v state: Daniel Andrews’ candid comments after George Pell’s death reflect a long-held stance

Victorian MPs are adamant the premier’s views are based on principle, not political instincts

The Guardian - AU

A school principal gave up everything to blow the whistle on a paedophile priest. George Pell hung up on him

Graeme Sleeman resigned in disgust after complaining about Father Peter Searson in the 1980s and suspects he was then blacklisted

The Guardian - AU

The fancy-dress premier, the careless president and the warring billionaires

Reputations on the line in a week of 'pairs'

Newcastle Herald

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

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Reuters

Pell's secret memo casts shadow at cardinal's funeral

Pope Francis gave a funeral blessing to Cardinal George Pell on Saturday as revelations that he wrote an anonymous memo branding the current papacy a "catastrophe" hung in the air along with the incense.

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

ABC News

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.

The Guardian - AU

George Pell lying in state in Vatican’s St Stephen of the Abyssinians church

Around 20 people were seen kneeling in prayer in the church – typically used for baptisms and weddings – prior to funeral for Australia’s most senior Catholic

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ABC News

Cardinal George Pell will be remembered as a reformer with 'a big heart' by some but reviled by many others

While many with the Catholic Church remember him as compassionate, he's reviled by many others inside and outside religious spheres.

ABC News

Cardinal George Pell's final days spent writing furiously about the Catholic Church's 'toxic nightmare'

George Pell spent his final days penning an article furiously criticising the Vatican and its leader Pope Francis, coming as no shock to those who knew him.

Newcastle Herald

Sorry, Premier, but the apology over Nazi uniform just doesn't cut it

Yes, we all do silly things when we are young, but in this case I think it is important to consider the context.

AAP

Vatican farewell for Cardinal George Pell

The most senior Australian member of the Catholic clergy will be farewelled in a mass at the same Vatican church where former pope Benedict's funeral was held.

The Guardian - AU

George Pell’s political legacy: why the Catholic warrior ultimately lost on marriage equality, climate and abortion

Unquestionable power within the church and an ability to bend the ear of conservative politicians could not stave off progress on issues the cardinal saw as threats

Reuters

Cardinal Pell lies in state, funeral plans overshadowed by memo revelation

Australian Cardinal George Pell was lying in state on Friday, with funeral preparations overshadowed by revelations that he was the author of an anonymous memo that branded Pope Francis' pontificate a catastrophe.

The Guardian - AU

New federal court rules over access to documents branded ‘utterly disgraceful’ – as it happened

Court moves to protect respondents from early reporting of allegations but media union criticises decision. This blog is now closed

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