Cardinal Pell has been sentenced to six years imprisonment following his conviction on five counts of sexual abuse of two 13-year-old boys.
Judge Peter Kidd announced the sentence during a hearing that was broadcast live across the world. The cardinal will be eligible for parole after serving three years and eight months.
In a 70-minute-long hearing, Kidd described Pell's behaviour as "extraordinarily arrogant" and "brazen".
"You had a degree of confidence that the victims would not complain," he said, adding that "you clearly felt that you did not need" to threaten them to stop them making a complaint.
