Front cover; QUARTERLY ESSAY 51; Contents; Dedication; The Only Cab on the Rank; Priest; Bishop; Archbishop; Cardinal; Pell's Nod; Sources; Correspondence: Unfinished Business; Rebecca Huntley; Michaela McGuire; Rachel Nolan; Sara Dowse; Angela Shanahan; Helen Razer; Sylvia Lawson; Anna Goldsworthy; Contributors; Copyright; Subscribe
Summary
The leading Catholic in the nation and spiritual adviser to Tony Abbott, Cardinal George Pell has played a key role in the greatest challenge to face his church for centuries: the scandal of child sex abuse by priests. In The Prince, David Marr investigates the man and his career: how did he rise through the ranks? What does he stand for? How does he wield his authority? How much has he shaped his church and Australia? How has he handled the scandal?Marr reveals a cleric at ease with power and aggressive in asserting the prerogatives of the Vatican. His account of Pell's career focuses on his r
