Did you meet with the Pope today? What did the Pope say?" asked a TV
journalist, as Cardinal George Pell brushed past him with a little wave
to the cameras, stepping into Rome's Hotel Quirinale.
"I've got the full backing of the Pope," Pell replied.
It was an odd reply: not quite an answer to the question posed. Of all the things the Pope may have said about an inquiry into historical abuse by Catholic priests in Australia, or the finances of the Vatican, this comment came first to the cardinal's mind.
It spoke volumes.
http://www.smh.com.au/world/vatican-una-bomba-insightnews-review-feature-20160303-gna2yk.html
"I've got the full backing of the Pope," Pell replied.
It was an odd reply: not quite an answer to the question posed. Of all the things the Pope may have said about an inquiry into historical abuse by Catholic priests in Australia, or the finances of the Vatican, this comment came first to the cardinal's mind.
It spoke volumes.
http://www.smh.com.au/world/vatican-una-bomba-insightnews-review-feature-20160303-gna2yk.html