A senior Vatican official told an Australian sex abuse inquiry on
Thursday that he did not immediately act when a boy raised abuse
allegations against a cleric in the 1970s and should have done more.
But Australian Cardinal George Pell, Pope Francis’ top financial adviser, denied allegations that he angrily dismissed an allegation against the same cleric made by another schoolboy, attempted to bribe an abuse victim to stay quiet, and joked about a pedophile priest long before that priest was charged.
http://www.cruxnow.com/church/2016/03/03/australian-cardinal-admits-he-didnt-quickly-act-on-abuse-claim/
But Australian Cardinal George Pell, Pope Francis’ top financial adviser, denied allegations that he angrily dismissed an allegation against the same cleric made by another schoolboy, attempted to bribe an abuse victim to stay quiet, and joked about a pedophile priest long before that priest was charged.
http://www.cruxnow.com/church/2016/03/03/australian-cardinal-admits-he-didnt-quickly-act-on-abuse-claim/