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Cardinal George Pell’s comments comparing the Catholic church with a truck company have outraged support groups for victims of child sexual abuse.
The Catholic Church is no more legally responsible for priests who abuse children than a trucking company that employs a driver who molests women, Cardinal George Pell, via video from Rome, told Thursday’s royal commission in Melbourne.
Adults Surviving Child Abuse president Dr Cathy Kezelman said Cardinal Pell’s comments were not helpful to victims of abuse.
“His comments were outrageous,” she told AAP on Friday.
He showed a lack of compassion, and “continues to duck and weave” she said.
“To have their (victims’) experiences denied yet again drives a knife into the wound and twists it,” she said.
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