Vatican Defends Australian Cardinal Against Charges He Disregarded Pedophile Priests

Photo by REUTERS / Tony Gentile / RNS
Australian Cardinal George Pell. Photo by REUTERS / Tony Gentile / RNS

The Vatican threw its support behind its financial chief, Cardinal George Pell, on June 1, after he was accused of being “almost sociopathic” in his handling of clergy sex abuse by a leading member of a papal commission dedicated to tackling the issue.

The Vatican spoke out after commission member Peter Saunders, who was abused by a priest as a child, claimed Pell had not done enough to tackle pedophile priests when the cardinal was Australia’s leading cleric.

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