Cover-Ups but No Culture of Abuse in Catholic Church, Says George Pell

By Pia Akerman
The Australian
May 28, 2013

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/state-politics/cover-ups-but-no-culture-of-abuse-in-catholic-church-says-george-pell/story-e6frgczx-1226651730277

GEORGE Pell has admitted that senior figures in the Catholic Church in Australia had covered up child sex abuse, with devastating consequences for the victims, but he denied a "culture of abuse" existed.

Yesterday a defiant Cardinal Pell disappointed victims' groups by rejecting calls for the church to increase compensation payments, saying its Australian arm would do only what was required to meet "the law of the land".