Cardinal Pell makes personal apology to clergy abuse victim

Tuesday, April 1st, 2014

Cardinal George Pell has publicly apologised in person to a victim of child sex abuse by a priest at Royal Commission hearings in Sydney.

This followed an apology to John Ellis in statement by the cardinal that was previously sent to the commission.

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