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Protests promised as Cardinal George Pell fronts Victorian Parliamentary Inquiry into Child Abuse
ANNIKA SMETHURST, WITH AAP HERALD SUN MAY 27, 2013
AUSTRALIA’S most senior Catholic, Cardinal George Pell, will be the final witness at the Victorian Parliamentary Inquiry into Child Abuse when he appears before the committee today.
To date, the committee has received more than 400 written submissions and heard from more than 160 witnesses since October.
But many victims have been waiting to hear from Cardinal Pell, who helped establish the Melbourne Response to deal with victims of child sexual abuse when he was the Archbishop of Melbourne
Hundreds of people are expected to gather at Parliament House ahead of the hearing to protest, including members of the Care Leavers Australia Network.
Co-founder Leonie Sheedy said she wanted to see Cardinal George Pell face up to crimes committed against children by members of the Catholic Church.
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