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Liz Burke
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CALLS have been made for Cardinal George Pell to stand down from his senior role at the Vatican and return to Australia to face allegations of child sex abuse made against him.
Speaking about the allegations on Melbourne’s 3AW radio, commentator Neil Mitchell said Pell needed to return to Australia.
“George Pell needs to step down from his role at the Vatican and come back to Australia,” Mitchell said this morning.
“He has reportedly accused Victoria Police and the ABC of acting effectively illegally against him, conspiring against him.
“He needs to come back and prove that. Deal with it, and deal with the now detailed public allegations and accusations of assaulting children. Allegations he denies.
“I think he has to come back and confront it — step down from the Vatican, leave of absence.”
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