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[ROME. The cardinal had to make his way through a crowd of reporters. On Wednesday the court action against George Pell, the head of the Vatican Secretariat for Economic Affairs, had begun in Melbourne. The former archbishop of Sydney is the highest Catholic clergyman ever accused sexual abuse of minors. It is about several – so far not announced accusations – from the 70s and 80s. The 76-year-old, who was exempted by Pope Francis from the management of the economic secretariat, now also asserted his innocence in court. The process is to be continued in October. However, Pope Francis must be accused of having a failure in the field of sexual abuse as well as the reforms in the Vatican, two of the most important topics of his agenda. Pell, who represents the papal failure in both thematic complexes, is by no means the only sting in…