AUSTRALIA
news.com.au
GEORGE PELL: CRIMES COMMITTED “PROFOUNDLY EVIL.”
“LIKE everyone who has been following the Royal Commissions hearings in Ballarat this week, I have been horrified once again by survivors’ accounts of the abuse they have suffered.
“Also the terrible impact it has had on their lives and families and the Catholic community of Ballarat.
“The suicide of so many victims is an enormous tragedy. The crimes committed against them by priests and brothers are profoundly evil and completely repugnant to me.
“A number of claims have been made concerning my own response during these years.
“Many of the issues have already been addressed by me in the Victorian Parliamentary Inquiry in 2013, and my submission to that inquiry, and a transcript of my evidence, are available on the Victorian Parliaments website. I stand by the statements I made to the Victorian Parliament.
Note: This is an Abuse Tracker excerpt. Click the title to view the full text of the original article. If the original article is no longer available, see our News Archive.