The fate of George, Cardinal Pell will now be decided in this building in Rome following the unanimous decision by the full bench of the High Court to quash his conviction on all charges of sexual abuse by Chief Justice Susan Kiefel at the High Court registry in Brisbane.
The Palace of the Holy Office houses the Congregation of the Doctrine of the Faith — Congregatio pro Doctrina Fidei — which is headed by Cardinal Luis Francisco Ladaria Ferrer SJ; although Pope Francis, the Bishop of Rome, is the ultimate authority in the 2000-year-old Roman Catholic Church.
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