Vatican Secretariat for the
Economy,George Pell testified late on Sunday to the Australian
commission investigating sex abuse of minors and admitted the
Church had committed "enormous mistakes" with regards to the
abuse.
Speaking via video link from a Roman hotel, Pell said the
Church had "disappointed the faithful" and "caused serious
damage" but that it is "working to remedy" the mistakes.
The commission is investigating cases of abuse that
occurred in the 1970s and 1980s, when Pell was a priest in the
Ballarat diocese where abuse occurred.
Pell himself is not under investigation and has denied
knowing about the abuse.
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