AUSTRALIA
NEWS.com.au
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 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”.
“As Archbishop of Sydney, Cardinal Pell does not usually comment on religious life in Victoria and does not plan to comment on the activities of the Victorian parliamentary inquiry,” the statement said.
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