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Cardinal Pell currently serves as Archbishop of Sydney and was elevated to the cardinalate in 2003. Since his appointment to Sydney, Pell has become one of the most well-known Christian leaders in Australia. In Christianity, an archbishop is an elevated bishop. ... This article is about the metropolitan area in Australia. ... For other uses, see Cardinal (disambiguation). ... Christianity is the religion with which most people in Australia are affiliated according to the five yearly Australian census. ...

Life

He received a licentiate in theology from Pontifical Urbaniana University in 1967, a doctorate of philosophy in Church History from the University of Oxford in 1971 and a master's degree in education from Monash University in 1982. After graduation from Oxford, Pell worked as an assistant priest in parishes in Victoria. He was Visiting Scholar at Campion Hall in 1979 and at St Edmund's College in 1983. Licentiate of Sacred Theology (S.T.L.) is the title of an intermediate graduate degree with canonical effects in the Roman Catholic Church offered by pontifical universities and ecclesiastical faculties of sacred theology. ... The Pontifical Urbaniana University (Latin: Pontificia Universitas Urbaniana) is a pontifical university belonging to the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples. ... Doctor of Philosophy, abbreviated Ph. ... See also: History of the Papacy The History of the Roman Catholic Church covers a period of just under two thousand years. ... The University of Oxford (informally Oxford University), located in the city of Oxford, England, is the oldest university in the English-speaking world. ... The Master of Education (M.Ed or M.A.E.) is a degree conferred by American institutions for educators moving on in their field. ... Robert Menzies Building at the Clayton Campus Monash University is a public university with campuses located in Australia, Malaysia and South Africa. ... Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations Ecumenism · Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas · Luther Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Archbishop of Canterbury · Catholic Pope Coptic Pope · Ecumenical Patriarch Christianity Portal This box:      A pastor is an... In the Roman Catholic Church, a parish is the lowest ecclesiastical geographical subdivision: from ecclesiastical province to diocese to deanery to parish. ... VIC redirects here. ... Campion Hall is one of the constituent colleges (although technically it does not have full college status) of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. ... Full name Saint Edmunds College Motto per revelationem et rationem through revelation and reason Named after St Edmund of Abingdon Previous names St. ...

Pell, after serving as Principal of Aquinas College (which later became the Ballarat campus of the Australian Catholic University) and Rector of his alma mater of Corpus Christi College, was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Melbourne and Titular Bishop of Scala on 30 March 1987. He received his episcopal consecration on the following 21 May from Archbishop Thomas Little, with Bishops Ronald Mulkearns and Joseph O'Connell serving as co-consecrators. Pell was named seventh Archbishop of Melbourne on 16 July 1996, receiving the pallium from Pope John Paul II on 29 June 1997. He was later appointed eighth Archbishop of Sydney on 26 March 2001, and received the pallium from John Paul again on the following 29 June. Australian Catholic University The Australian Catholic University, or ACU National, is a Roman Catholic, public, multi-campus, multi-state university, based in eastern Australia, open to all staff and students regardless of their religious beliefs. ... The word rector (ruler, from the Latin regere) has a number of different meanings, but all of them indicate someone who is in charge of something. ... Bishop Richard Pates, current auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis and the Titular Bishop of Suacia. ... The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne is located in Victoria, Australia. ... Bishop Richard Pates, current auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis and the Titular Bishop of Suacia. ... is the 89th day of the year (90th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year 1987. ... This article is about the role of bishops in the Roman Catholic Church. ... is the 141st day of the year (142nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Sir Thomas Francis Frank Little, KBE, OM (Republic of Poland), DD, Doctor of Sacred Theology (b. ... A Roman Catholic Diocese in Victoria, Australia. ... Principal Consecrator is a term used in the Roman Catholic Church to designate a bishop who ordains a priest to the episocal state. ... The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne is located in Victoria, Australia. ... is the 197th day of the year (198th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... now. ... John Paul II (Latin: , Italian: , Polish: ) born   IPA: ; 18 May 1920 – 2 April 2005) reigned as the 264th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church and Sovereign of the State of the Vatican City from 16 October 1978, until his death, almost 27 years later. ... is the 180th day of the year (181st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... Sydney has had a Catholic Archbishop since 1842. ... March 26 is the 85th day of the year (86th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... is the 180th day of the year (181st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

Pell has been a member of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace from 1990 to 1995 and again since 2002. From 1990 to 2000, he was a member of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. In April 2002, John Paul II named him President of the Vox Clara Committee to advise the Congregation for Divine Worship on English translations of liturgical texts. In December 2002 he was appointed to the Presidential Committee of the Pontifical Council for the Family, having previously served as a Consultor to the Council. The Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace (Justitia et Pax) is a part of the Roman Curia dedicated to action-oriented studies for the international promotion of justice, peace, and human rights from the perspective of the Roman Catholic Church. ... The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF) (Congregatio pro Doctrina Fidei) is the oldest of the nine congregations of the Roman Curia. ... The Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments (Congregatio de Cultu Divino et Disciplina Sacramentorum) is the congregation of the Roman Curia that oversees liturgical observance in the Catholic Church. ... The Pontifical Council for the Family is part of the Curia of the Roman Catholic Church. ...

Pell has written widely in religious and secular magazines, learned journals and newspapers in Australia and overseas and regularly speaks on television and radio. In September 1996 Oxford University Press published his Issues of Faith and Morals, written for senior secondary classes and parish groups. His other publications include The Sisters of St Joseph in Swan Hill 1922-72 (1972), Catholicism in Australia (1988), Rerum Novarum - One Hundred Years Later (1992), Catholicism and the Architecture of Freedom (1999) and Be Not Afraid, a collection of homilies and reflections published in 2004. A biography of Pell was published by Queensland journalist Tess Livingstone in 2002. Oxford University Press (OUP) is a highly-respected publishing house and a department of the University of Oxford in England. ...

Church leader

Since Pell's elevation to Archbishop of Melbourne - and more particularly since his translation to Sydney - he has taken a high public profile on a wide range of issues, while retaining a strict adherence to Catholic orthodoxy.^[1] As his rapid promotion might indicate, he appeared to have the full confidence of John Paul II and his closest advisers such as Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger. Papal Arms of Pope Benedict XVI. The papal tiara was replaced with a bishops mitre, and pallium of the Pope was added beneath the coat of arms. ...

Pell has consistently worked with other church leaders in his efforts to strengthen the faith of Christians and their contribution to Australian life. This was a difficult task in Sydney, which had a long tradition of sectarian hostility between Catholics and Protestants. The Anglican Church of Australia was aggressively Evangelical and historically anti-Catholic, but Pell worked co-operatively with his Anglican counterpart, Dr Peter Jensen, on political issues, while avoiding theological controversies. This was referred to in Sydney as "the ecumenism of the right". Sectarianism refers (usually pejoratively) to a rigid adherence to a particular sect or party or religious denomination. ... Arms of the Anglican Church of Australia The Anglican Church of Australia, a member church of the Anglican Communion, was previously officially known as the Church of England in Australia and Tasmania (renamed in 1981). ... Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations Ecumenism · Relation to other religions Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Christianity Portal This box:      Evangelicalism is a theological perspective in Protestant Christianity which identifies with the gospel. ... For other persons named Peter Jensen, see Peter Jensen (disambiguation). ... Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations Ecumenism · Relation to other religions Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Christianity Portal This box:      Ecumenism (also oecumenism, Å“cumenism) refers to initiatives aimed at greater religious unity or cooperation. ...

In defending the importance of religious belief in building a just society Pell has also worked with the leaders of non-Christians faiths, arguing in 2001 that "the most significant religious change in Australia over the past 50 years is the increase of people without religion, now about one fifth of the population. All monotheists, Christians and Jews, Muslims and Sikhs, must labour to reverse this. We must not allow the situation to deteriorate as it had in Elijah’s time, 850 years before Christ, where monotheism was nearly swamped by the aggressive paganism of the followers of Baal." For the Celtic Frost album, see Monotheist (album) In theology, monotheism (from Greek one and god) is the belief in the existence of one deity, or in the oneness of God. ... For people named Islam, see Islam (name). ... Sikhism (IPA: or ; Punjabi: , , IPA: ), founded on the teachings of Guru Nanak Dev and nine successive gurus in fifteenth century Northern India, is the fifth-largest religion in the world. ... Elijah, 1638, by José de Ribera This article is about the prophet in the Hebrew Bible. ... Icon of Christ in a Greek Orthodox church This page is about the title, office or what is known in Christian theology as the Divine Person. ... Pagan and heathen redirect here. ... For other uses, see Baal (disambiguation). ...

Styles of George Cardinal Pell
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On September 28, 2003, John Paul II announced that he would raise Pell, and 28 others, to the College of Cardinals, and in the consistory of the following October 21, Pell was created Cardinal Priest of S. Maria Domenica Mazzarello. For the first time ever, from Pell's elevation to the cardinalate in 2003 until Edward Cardinal Clancy's 80th birthday on 13 December 2003, there were three Australian cardinal electors (had a papal election become necessary), including Cardinal Clancy and Edward Cardinal Cassidy. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 654 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (1050 × 962 pixel, file size: 271 KB, MIME type: image/png) P. Jaworski ( PioM ),POLAND/Poznań; 14V2005, under GNU FDL; Drawn in InkScape; Template of cardinals coat of arms. ... A style of office, or honorific, is a form of address which by tradition or law precedes a reference to a person who holds a title or post, or to the political office itself. ... His Eminence is the commonly accepted style of reference to refer to a Cardinal. ... is the 271st day of the year (272nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Sacred College of Cardinals is the body of all Cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church established by Pope St. ... // Antiquity Originally, the Latin word consistorium meant simply sitting together, just as the Greek syn(h)edrion (from which the Biblical sanhedrin was a corruption). ... is the 294th day of the year (295th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Cardinal (disambiguation). ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Tituli cardinales // This is a list of titular churches in Rome. ... Archbishop Edward Bede Clancy was Archbishop of Sydney from 1983 to 2001. ... is the 347th day of the year (348th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Sistine Chapel is the location of the conclave since 1492. ... Edward Idris Cassidy (born July 5, 1924) is an Australian ecclesiastic. ...

Pell was one of the cardinal electors who participated in the 2005 papal conclave that selected Pope Benedict XVI. While there was a little speculation in the Australian media that he had an outside chance of becoming Pope himself, international commentary on the papal succession (aside from one Italian source) did not mention Pell as a contender. However, Pell was mentioned as a possible successor to Benedict XVI as head of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.^[2] This position was given to William Levada, former Archbishop of San Francisco. Cardinal Pell remains eligible to participate in any future papal conclaves that begin before his 80th birthday on June 8, 2021. The following were the cardinal electors in the 2005 papal conclave. ... The Papal conclave of 2005 was convened due to the death of Pope John Paul II on April 2, 2005. ... Papal Arms of Pope Benedict XVI. The papal tiara was replaced with a bishops mitre, and pallium of the Pope was added beneath the coat of arms. ... William Joseph Levada is the appointed Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. ... As of 2003 the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Francisco covers the city and county of San Francisco, as well as Marin and San Mateo counties, California. ... The Sistine Chapel is the location of the conclave since 1492. ... is the 159th day of the year (160th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2021 (MMXXI) will be a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 2006 Pell made a successful bid for Sydney to host the 2008 World Youth Day. World Youth Day is one of the largest regular international gatherings of young people in the world, often attracting crowds in the millions. The 2008 event will bring Pope Benedict XVI on his first papal visit to Australia and is likely to attract more overseas visitors than the 2000 Sydney Olympics. "We take it for granted that people will always give to the poor and be concerned about social justice," Pell said soon after winning the bid, in remarks which spelled out his pastoral priorities. "But this doesn’t just happen by itself. Many great civilisations have shown no regard for these values at all and have even considered them weaknesses...Every society requires a goodly percentage of active believers to ensure that the values of a fair go and respect for others are promoted, and passed on the next generation. World Youth Day will make a powerful contribution to this vital work". In 1986, Pope John Paul II invited the youth of the Catholic Church to gather in St Peters Square on Palm Sunday to celebrate their faith. ... World Youth Day 2000 in Rome World Youth Day (It. ... The 2000 Summer Olympics or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were the Summer Olympic Games celebrated in 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ...

Controversies

Pell has adopted an uncompromisingly conservative position on social issues. His critics claim that Pell "stands for the kind of Catholicism that we saw in the Middle Ages. He is totally centred around the hierarchy, and dismissive of alternative views."^{[citation needed]} However Pell has often been wary of what he calls the "callousness" of unrestrained capitalism, and as head of Australian Catholic Relief (now Caritas Australia) put an end to corrupt siphoning of donations to political causes instead of humanitarian aid. The Middle Ages formed the middle period in a traditional schematic division of European history into three ages: the classical civilization of Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times, beginning with the Renaissance. ... For other uses, see Capitalism (disambiguation). ... The Caritas House in Caine Road, Mid-levels, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. ...

On sexuality

Pell has received much publicity on Catholic attitudes to sexuality, particularly homosexuality. "Christian teaching on sexuality is only one part of the Ten Commandments, of the virtues and vices, but it is essential for human wellbeing and especially for the proper flourishing of marriages and families, for the continuity of the human race," Pell said upon becoming Archbishop of Sydney. "Any genuine religion has two important moral tasks; firstly, to present norms and ideals, goals for our striving; and secondly, to offer aids for our weakness, forgiveness and healing for every wrong doer and sinner who repents and seeks forgiveness." Homosexuality refers to sexual interaction and / or romantic attraction between individuals of the same sex. ... For other uses, see Ten Commandments (disambiguation). ...

As Archbishop of Melbourne, and later as Archbishop of Sydney, Pell attracted attention for refusing the sacraments to self-declared homosexuals. "Anybody who is sinning seriously should not go to communion", he said in 2001. "So a gay person who has repented, or a gay person who is not active, is more than welcome to communion." Activists of the Rainbow Sash movement of self-declared gay and lesbian Catholics have appeared on Pentecost Sunday at St Patrick's Cathedral, Melbourne and St Mary's Cathedral, Sydney wearing rainbow sashes and requesting communion. Pell has consistently and steadfastly refused them communion, offering blessings which are in turn refused. A sacrament is a Christian rite that mediates divine grace. ... Homosexuality refers to sexual interaction and / or romantic attraction between individuals of the same sex. ... For other uses, see Sin (disambiguation). ... The Rainbow Sash movement is an activist organization created by gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender Catholics who believe they should be able to receive Holy Communion. ... GAY can mean: Gay, a term referring to homosexual men or women The IATA code for Gaya Airport Category: ... This article is about same-sex desire and sexuality among women. ... St Patricks Cathedral, Melbourne Patricks Cathedral is the cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia, and seat of its archbishop, currently Denis J. Hart. ... St Mary’s Cathedral is the seat of the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Sydney, currently Cardinal Archbishop George Pell. ...

In January 2004 his cousin Monica Hingston, a former nun who had lived in a lesbian relationship for 19 years^[3] published an open letter in the press. Hingston said that she had twice sent the letter to Pell privately, but had received no reply. She had written the letter after the Vatican reaffirmed the Catholic teaching that homosexual acts were "serious depravity" [3]. She challenged Pell to "look her in the eye" and call her "corrupt, debased, vicious, vile, wicked, degenerate" - words she says are synonyms for depraved. "To read that the Vatican has declared us to be 'seriously depraved persons' has appalled and angered me," she wrote. For other uses, see Nun (disambiguation). ...

In response Pell issued a statement saying: "The Church's views are well known and will not change. I support them. In these situations the first 11 verses of Chapter 8 of St John's Gospel give food for thought. I wish Monica well and acknowledge the contribution she has made. I continue to regret the path she has chosen." The passage referred to by Pell was the account of the woman taken in adultery, where Jesus said "let him who is without sin cast the first stone", but also tells the woman, "go and sin no more". The Gospel of John is a gospel document in the canon of the New Testament. ... This article is about Jesus of Nazareth. ...

Hingston said she was "not surprised" at Pell's response, because he "had to follow the Vatican line", but it saddened her. "I wanted him to make some statement about who I am as a person to him", she said. "It's very disappointing that I got no response other than scripture." She said that she found the official Catholic teaching "insulting and degrading".

On the ordination of women and priestly celibacy

Pell supported Pope John Paul II's view that issues such as the ordination of women could not be discussed within the Church and declared that abandoning the tradition of clerical celibacy would be a "serious blunder".^[4] In general religious use, ordination is the process by which one is consecrated (set apart for the undivided administration of various religious rites). ... Clerical celibacy is the practice of various religious traditions in which clergy, monastics and those in religious orders (female or male) adopt a celibate life, refraining from marriage and sexual relationships, including masturbation and impure thoughts (such as sexual visualisation and fantasies). ...

On pedophilia within the Church

In June 2002, Pell was accused of having sexually abused a 12-year-old boy at a Catholic youth camp in 1961, when he was a seminarian. He "stood aside" ^[5] but did not resign) as Archbishop as soon as the allegations were made public, but some weeks after the Church became aware of them. Pell vehemently denied all the accusations, and the refusal of the accuser to make a formal statement to the police forced Alec Southwell, a former judge and non-Catholic appointed by the Church's National Committee for Professional Standards , to conclude that the allegations against Pell could not stand.^[6] For the Ecuadorian artist, see Manuel Rendón Seminario. ...

The enquiry, however, provided an opportunity to air allegations that Pell, along with other Church leaders, had sought to cover up past allegations of child sexual abuse and sexual exploitation by clergy. Critics noted that Pell had accompanied Father Gerald Ridsdale, convicted of sexual offences against a number of children, to court at the beginning of the latter's trial in 1993, though he never gave evidence in support of Ridsdale or sought to protect him at the trial.^[7] Ridsdale had been a priest in the Ballarat diocese in the early 1970s, on one occasion living in the same clergy home as Pell and several other priests. Pell has stated in more recent years that he felt accompanying Ridsdale was a mistake because of the potential for others to feel that his sympathies were with Ridsdale rather than his victims.^[7] The Roman Catholic sex abuse cases are a series of accusations of child sexual abuse made against Roman Catholic priests and also concern accusations of related church cover-ups against said abuse. ...

As Archbishop of Melbourne in 1996 Pell appointed a senior barrister to investigate allegations of sexual abuse by clergy, established an independent compensation panel to make payments to victims and an independent service to provide counselling for them. Nevertheless, questions continue to surround his personal attitude to the question: a month before the allegations of his own improper conduct became public Pell stated that "[a]bortion is a worse moral scandal than priests sexually abusing young people;" and in July 2008 the Sydney Morning Herald alledged that Pell had deliberately concealed details of a priest's history of sexual abuse from a victim seeking justice.^[8] ...

On other religions

In 2004, speaking to the Acton Institute on the problems of "secular democracy," Pell drew a parallel between Islam and Communism: "Islam may provide in the 21st century, the attraction that communism provided in the 20th, both for those that are alienated and embittered on the one hand and for those who seek order or justice on the other."^[9] An Australian Islamic spokesman, Keysar Trad, described this as inconsistent with the Pope's attempts to reach out to Muslims, and an inappropriate comparison: "Communism is a godless system, a system that in fact persecutes faith".^[10] ... For people named Islam, see Islam (name). ... This article is about the form of society and political movement. ... Keysar Trad talks to ABC News about the 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict (July 2006) Keysar Trad is a spokesperson for a section of the Australian Muslim community. ...

In a speech delivered to Catholic Business leaders at the Legatus Summit in February 2006,^[11] Pell asked the question "Can Islam and the Western democracies live together peacefully?" In examining this question, he discussed reasons for both optimism and pessimism, telling his audience: "Considered strictly on its own terms, Islam is not a tolerant religion and its capacity for far-reaching renovation is severely limited. To stop at this proposition, however, is to neglect the way these facts are mitigated or exacerbated by the human factor." He went on to contrast the "moderate Islam" of Indonesia with the growing influence of "radical Islam" in Pakistan: "These two examples show that there is a whole range of factors, some of them susceptible to influence or a change in direction, affecting the prospects for a successful Islamic engagement with democracy."

The pessimistic elements of Pell's speech provoked a strong reaction, particularly his description of Islam as "not a tolerant religion" and his observation that the Koran contained "many invocations to violence".^[12][13] Refusing to engage the substantive points in Pell's speech, Trad described it as "totally subjective... off-the-cuff dismissal of the teachings of one of the world's great religions, certainly undermining the importance of his office.^[14] The Quran (Arabic al-qurʾān أَلْقُرآن; also transliterated as Quran, Koran, and less commonly Alcoran) is the holy book of Islam. ...

On environmental concerns

Pell aroused criticism from Senator Christine Milne of the Greens political party with the following comment in his 2006 Legatus Summit speech: Christine Milne Christine Anne Milne (b. ... The Australian Greens, commonly known as The Greens, is a Green Australian political party. ...

Some of the hysteric and extreme claims about global warming are also a symptom of pagan emptiness, of Western fear when confronted by the immense and basically uncontrollable forces of nature. Belief in a benign God who is master of the universe has a steadying psychological effect, although it is no guarantee of Utopia, no guarantee that the continuing climate and geographic changes will be benign. In the past pagans sacrificed animals and even humans in vain attempts to placate capricious and cruel gods. Today they demand a reduction in carbon dioxide emissions.^[15]

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Stem cell debate controversy

In remarks made at a media conference in June 2007 on a conscience vote overturning the state ban on therapeutic cloning, Pell said that “Catholic politicians who vote for this legislation must realise that their voting has consequences for their place in the life of the Church”. Some members of parliament condemned Pell's comments, calling them hypocritical and drawing comparisons with comments made earlier in the year by Sheik Hilali.^[16][17] Pell's remarks were referred to the Privileges Committee of the state upper house for allegedly being in contempt of parliament. In September the Committee tabled a report clearing him of this charge and recommending that no further action be taken. A conscience vote or free vote is a type of vote in a legislative body where legislators are each expected to vote according to their own personal conscience rather than according to an official line set down by their political party. ... Blastocyst. ... Sheikh Taj El-Din Hamid Hilaly (Arabic: ; born Egypt c. ...

Prosperity gospel

His views on the prosperity gospel has also put him at loggerheads with Kenneth Copeland, Benny Hinn, T.D. Jakes, Joel Osteen, Creflo Dollar, Joyce Meyer, and Jesse Duplantis. As the Archbishop of Sydney, he is particularly critical of Brian Houston since both have not reached an agreed conclusion with the prosperity gospel. There is a disputed proposal that this article should be merged with Full Gospel The Word of Faith movement or word-faith theology developed in the latter half of the 20th century in mainly Pentecostal and Charismatic churches. ... Kenneth Copeland (born December 6, 1936 in Lubbock, Texas) is a prominent and highly controversial Word of Faith television evangelist and the founder of a Christian religious organization called Kenneth Copeland Ministries. ... Tofik Benedictus Benny Hinn (born December 3, 1952) is a televangelist, best known for his regular Miracle Crusades – revival meeting/faith healing summits that are usually held in large stadiums in major cities. ... Bishop T.D. (Thomas Dexter) Jakes is an American televangelist. ... Joel Scott Hayley Osteen (born March 5, 1963[2] in Houston, Texas) is the senior pastor of Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas, North America’s largest[3] and 2006s fastest growing church,[4] averaging more than 47,000 attendees at weekly services. ... Creflo Augustus Dollar, Jr. ... Pauline Joyce Hutchison Meyer, usually known as Joyce Meyer (born on June 4, 1943) is a charismatic Christian author and speaker. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Brian and Bobbie Houston Brian Houston is a Senior Pastor of Hillsong Church in Sydney, Australia, an Assemblies of God in Australia megachurch. ...

On sexual abuse by Catholic priests

On July 7, 2008, ABC's Lateline aired an interview with a Sydney man, Anthony Jones, who in 1982 at the age of 21 was twice indecently assaulted by Father Terence Goodall, a Catholic priest. In 2003, Pell wrote to Jones to say that Jones' complaint against Father Goodall could not be substantiated, as no other victims had come forward. But Lateline revealed that Pell had, on the same day, written to a second victim acknowledging abuse by Father Goodall. Lateline also revealed that, three weeks earlier, Pell had received a report advising him that both men's complaints against Father Goodall should be upheld, but Pell's letter to Jones contradicted that advice. At the time, Goodall had not yet been tried, so Pell's failure to notify Jones denied him important substantiating evidence.^[18] Lateline (news) is a current affairs television program in Australia. ...

Eulogy reforms

In February 2007 Cardinal Pell instituted new guidelines when it comes for family members to speak at funerals. Cardinal Pell said that "On not a few occasions, inappropriate remarks glossing over the deceased's proclivities (drinking prowess, romantic conquests etc) or about the Church (attacking its moral teachings) have been made at funeral Masses" [4]. Pell's guidelines, make it clear the eulogy must never replace the officiating priest's homily, which should focus on God's compassion and the mystery of the resurrection of Jesus. In the Roman Catholic Church and in the Eastern Orthodox Church, a homily is usually given during Mass (or Divine Liturgy for Orthodox) at the end of the Liturgy of the Word. ... The resurrection of Jesus is an event in the New Testament in which God raised him from the dead[1] after his death by crucifixion. ...

Other roles

The Catholic Archbishop of Sydney takes the role of Visitor of St John's College, a residential College within the University of Sydney and one of the country's most prestigious. This is a largely ceremonial role and can also be called to give guidance and resolve internal disputes. Under the direction of the Archbishop as Visitor, the College associates itself with the interests of the Church and its mission, particularly by the fostering of appropriate academic directions in education, charity, social justice, ethics and the environment. Sydney has had a Catholic Archbishop since 1842. ... A Visitor, in United Kingdom law and history, is an overseer of an autonomous ecclesiastical or eleemosynary institution (i. ... Full name The College of St John the Evangelist Motto Nisi Dominus Frustra Unless the Lord is with us, our labor is vain Named after St John the Evangelist - author of the fourth Gospel Previous names The College of St John the Evangelist Established 1858 Sister College(s) - Rector Dr... The University of Sydney (colloquially Sydney Uni) is the oldest university in Australia. ...

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See also

• St Mary's Cathedral, Sydney
• St John's College, University of Sydney

St Mary’s Cathedral is the seat of the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Sydney, currently Cardinal Archbishop George Pell. ... Full name The College of St John the Evangelist Motto Nisi Dominus Frustra Unless the Lord is with us, our labor is vain Named after St John the Evangelist - author of the fourth Gospel Previous names The College of St John the Evangelist Established 1858 Sister College(s) - Rector Dr...

External links

• Sydney Catholic Archdiocese website
• the new Sydney based Seminary of the Good Shepherd
• George Pell: Defender of the Faith Down Under... a biography of Cardinal Pell
• Issues of Faith and Morals... a book by Cardinal Pell
• God and Caesar: Selected Essays on Religion, Politics and Society, by Cardinal Pell