AUSTRALIA
Sky News
Cardinal George Pell has promised to review compensation payments for Melbourne church abuse victims and has conceded it may cost hundreds of millions of dollars.
Cardinal Pell met with Anthony and Chrissie Foster, whose two daughters were abused by a priest in Melbourne and told them a cap on payments would be eliminated.
He also told them during the meeting, which took place on Thursday after Cardinal Pell completed his evidence to the royal commission into child sexual abuse, the church would review all existing payments.
‘I stated that we needed to see the Melbourne cap eliminated, revisiting all the existing claims and in line with civil limits,’ Mr Foster told ABC TV.
‘I also said to him that this will cost the Catholic Church in Melbourne several hundred million dollars.
‘His response was he nodded and said ‘yes’.’
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