AUSTRALIA
Daily Mail
By Sam Duncan For Daily Mail Australia
Tony Abbott has leapt to the defence of Cardinal George Pell after the Pope’s finance chief was charged with historical sex offences.
Mr Abbott, a Catholic who once trained to be a seminarian, has long maintained a high profile relationship with Pell, who is the third most senior figure at the Vatican.
Following the charges, which will see Cardinal Pell return to Australia to attend court, the former prime minister made a public display of support for his old friend.
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