A retired bishop has slammed Australia's most senior Catholic, Cardinal George Pell, as an embarrassment, saying priests must be prepared to break the confessional seal if it is for the "greater good".
Bishop Geoffrey Robinson says Cardinal Pell is out of step with the majority of Australia's bishops and should no longer speak for the Catholic Church in Australia on the issue of sexual abuse by the clergy.http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-11-14/retired-bishop-says-pell-an-embarassment/4371794