Inquiry shows Cardinal Pell knew of clergy’s child sex abuse for decades
A royal commission reveals that Cardinal George Pell had knowledge of the child sexual abuse by Catholic clergy in Australia as far back as the 1970s. – AFP pic, May 7, 2020.
CARDINAL George Pell was aware of child sexual abuse by Catholic clergy in Australia as far back as the 1970s and failed to seek the removal of accused priests, according to findings of a top-level inquiry released today. The royal commission report was handed down in 2017 but pages relating to Pell’s conduct were heavily redacted to prevent jurors in his trials on child sex abuse allegations from being prejudiced.
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