AUSTRALIA
Perth Now
By Melissa Iaria and Charisse Ede
From: AAP
October 11, 2012
THE Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney has rejected an allegation that Cardinal George Pell was present when an abuse claim was made against a now jailed Christian Brother.
The rejection came as the Catholic Church denied police claims that it hides pedophile priests and talks victims out of reporting sexual abuse, saying many victims chose not to tell police.
The Victorian government’s inquiry into the handling of child abuse by religious and other organisations has been told Cardinal Pell was present when a grade three student at a Ballarat school in the 1960s described to another priest what happened to him.
But the Archdiocese of Sydney released a statement on Thursday saying the claims are “irresponsible, untrue and are absolutely rejected”.
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