Australian Cardinal George Pell, the highest-ranking Vatican
official to testify on systemic sexual abuse of children by clergy in
the Roman Catholic Church, on Monday said senior clergy lied to him to
cover up abuse in the 1970s.
The Vatican's treasurer told Australia's Royal Commission into Institutional Response to Child Sexual Abuse that he was deceived about why abusive priests were moved from parish to parish. Pell's testimony to the Australian inquiry into sexual abuse cases that occurred decades ago has taken on wider implications about the accountability of church leaders given his high rank within the church.
http://www.iol.co.za/news/world/top-cardinal-says-senior-clergy-lied-1991653
The Vatican's treasurer told Australia's Royal Commission into Institutional Response to Child Sexual Abuse that he was deceived about why abusive priests were moved from parish to parish. Pell's testimony to the Australian inquiry into sexual abuse cases that occurred decades ago has taken on wider implications about the accountability of church leaders given his high rank within the church.
http://www.iol.co.za/news/world/top-cardinal-says-senior-clergy-lied-1991653