Pell should have been sidelined when he turned 75 and submitted his resignation to the Vatican. This would still have been scandalous, but he apparently has heart problems that would have justified it without this, or similar, uproar. If the pope accepts the resignation now, as he easily could, it will be in the shadow of these accusations.

He should have his day in court before being judged guilty, absolutely. I just think it would have been better if he were tried as the retired bishop emeritus of Sydney than as #3 official in the Vatican.