Saint Peter's square is silhouetted during a sunset in Rome September 25, 2014. REUTERS/Tony Gentile
VATICAN CITY/SYDNEY (Reuters) - The Vatican on Monday strongly defended Australian Cardinal George Pell against accusations by a member of Pope Francis' commission on sexual abuse that the Vatican's finance chief had little regard for victims.
Peter Saunders, one of 17 members of the commission advising the pope on how to root out sex abuse in the Church, said on Australian television on Sunday that Pell should be dismissed over allegations he failed to take action to protect children.
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