Archbishop Hart rejects comments on Pell

The man who replaced George Pell as the Archbishop of Melbourne 14 year ago says Peter Saunders' view of his predecessor is a personal one.

Cardinal George Pell is a man of integrity and claims that he is "almost sociopathic" are wrong, one of Australia's senior Catholic churchmen says.

"It doesn't fit the man," Archbishop of Melbourne Denis Hart told ABC radio on Tuesday in response to the accusation made by UK child sexual abuse survivor Peter Saunders.

"It's a personal view ... by someone who doesn't know Cardinal Pell."

Archbishop Hart agreed Cardinal Pell had made mistakes in his handling of child sexual abuse claims, but also noted he had apologised.


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