AUSTRALIA
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Survivors of child sex abuse at the hands of the Catholic Church have labelled Cardinal George Pell a coward and called on him to face the Royal Commission.
Stephen Woods and Andrew Collins were among a group of victims to give more harrowing evidence to the commission today.
For the two men, a written statement of repeated denials from the Cardinal weren’t nearly enough.
“He should have been here and he should be held accountable,” Mr Woods told reporters outside court.
“It was a coward’s way out to make a statement in the media that can’t be cross examined,” Mr Collins said.
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