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13 December 2015

George Pell withdraws from child abuse Royal Commission hearing due to ill health

CARDINAL George Pell has launched a vigorous denial of allegations raised by the royal commission into child abuse in the Catholic Church.
The Vatican-based 74-year-old released a statement to the Herald Sun yesterday, after ­announcing he could not ­appear before the commission in person next week due to a worsening heart condition that prevented him flying.

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/george-pell-withdraws-from-child-abuse-royal-commission-hearing-due-to-ill-health/news-story/b4f3baecba29ff6871d08dd34839610c