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Get lofty. (Devine).(Sydney's Catholic Archbishop George Pell)

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| September 01, 2002 | Devine, Frank | COPYRIGHT 2002 Quadrant Magazine Company, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

NEARING TWO METRES in height, Sydney's Catholic Archbishop George Pell habitually ducks his head even when he walks under door lintels that offer no threat, legacy probably of skull-jarring impacts in a carefree past, and also a reflection of the archbishop's rather cautious acquired character.

The rest of Pell's physique matches his height. As everyone knows, he is a former Australian rules ruckman. He is also a man of sizeable intellect, with an Oxford DPhil, an expansive sense of humour and a robust personality. The church in Australia has rarely offered antagonists a more challenging target.

I feared a bullseye had been scored when I saw the Sydney ...

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