AUSTRALIA
Daily Mail
By Sam Duncan For Daily Mail Australia
The Vatican’s third most senior figure has been seen outside a Singapore ice cream shop on his way back to Australia to defend against allegations of historic sex charges.
This is the first time Cardinal George Pell, 76, has been seen since leaving Rome after being charged by Victoria Police.
Australia’s most powerful Catholic is due to face Melbourne Magistrates Court on July 26, Nine News reported.
Cardinal Pell, who serves as the Pope’s treasurer, is the highest-ranking official to be charged in the sex abuse scandal that has dogged the Catholic Church for years.
The former Archbishop of Sydney and Melbourne has vehemently denied the charges, saying that he is innocent and looking forward to clearing his name.
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