NEW ZEALAND
New Zealand Herald
A Dunedin man who was sexually abused by Catholic priests in New Zealand and Australia has labelled allegations against Cardinal George Pell “disgusting”.
Darryl Smith was sexually abused while attending Catholic schools in both New Zealand and Australia.
He has spoken out about the allegations made against Pell, who is accused of groping boys while he was a priest in Ballarat in the 1970s.
“I think it’s disgusting. The man hid priests for years they’ve acknowledged victims and then the Vatican takes him on to work for them, I found that quite disgusting,” Smith said.
Pell is the finance chief for Pope Francis at the Vatican, and has vehemently denied the allegations.
Smith said he wanted the Catholic Church to do more for victims of abuse.
“They need to pay more attention to what we’re saying… and sit down for a better compensation deal for us that helps us with lifetime counselling and liftetime healthcare.”
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