AUSTRALIA
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney

Catholic Communications, Sydney Archdiocese,
11 Oct 2012

Cardinal George Pell was not even in the country during the timeline a submission to the Victorian Inquiry into child abuse highlights.

He was never present when allegations were made against a Christian Brother referred to in the submission to the Victorian Parliamentary Inquiry into the Handling of Alleged Criminal Abuse of Children by Religious and Other Organisations by Waller Legal.

The submission, made by Dr Vivian Waller, makes the false and unsubstantiated allegations which have been repeated by media organisations around the country.

It is not clear why the facts were not checked before the submission was provided to the Inquiry as they are easily available.