ROME
Sydney Morning Herald
March 2, 2016
Beau Donelly
Reporter
Comment
Who knew that conservative writer and broadcaster Andrew Bolt was also a master at the art of satire?
In his latest piece, published on Wednesday, the News Corp columnist delivers a sobering analysis of Cardinal George Pell’s second day of testimony to the child abuse royal commission.
In doing so, Australia’s most powerful Catholic appears to have lost one of his staunchest defenders.
And loyal readers have been left in a state of perpetual shock, asking if this might be the “backflip of the century”.
Some wondered if Bolt’s latest views would compromise his chance at an exclusive interview with the Cardinal on Thursday for Sky. And it’s not certain. Sky is hedging its bets when asked to confirm.
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