AUSTRALIA/ROME
Daily Mail
By Kate Darvall For Daily Mail Australia
Police could be powerless to make Cardinal George Pell return to Australia to face charges because he is so high up in the Vatican that he has diplomatic immunity.
Cardinal Pell was appointed to the Vatican’s Secretariat of Economy in 2014, the third highest ranked position within the church.
His high ranking grants him diplomatic immunity in Australia, meaning he cannot be forced to attend court or provide information, according to legal experts.
Cardinal Pell has been accused of sexually abusing and grooming boys.
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