Cardinal George Pell Could Turn Key Witness against Catholic Church

By Shannon Deery
Herald Sun
March 17, 2017

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CARDINAL George Pell could turn key witness against the Catholic Church on behalf of sexual abuse victims.

In an unprecedented move, the cardinal, the church’s third-most senior official, is expected to be summonsed to testify in a string of lawsuits against former Ballarat bishop Ronald Mulkearns.

It is understood to be the first time such a senior Catholic official will be used by ­victims of abuse in their ­pursuit for damages against the church.

Cardinal Pell is expected to be called in dozens of cases, with lawyers for four victims telling the Supreme Court this week they had concerns about using a video link from Rome.