VATICAN CITY
Sky News
A British member of the Pope’s advisory commission on sexual abuse has left the group, the Vatican has revealed.
At a commission meeting “it was decided” that Peter Saunders, who has been an outspoken critic of the Vatican, would take a leave of absence, a statement said.
The commission said Mr Saunders, who himself was a victim of sexual abuse by a priest, would now “consider how he might best support the commission’s work”.
Mr Saunders made headlines last year when he said that Australian Cardinal George Pell should be dismissed over claims he failed to take action to protect children years ago.
Cardinal Pell is now the Vatican’s economic minister.
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