Columnist labels Lucie Morris-Marr’s report that Pell is under investigation over child abuse allegations a ‘vicious’ smear and share of a ‘sinister’ campaign to demolish the cardinalA Herald Sun report claiming Cardinal George Pell is being investigated by police over child abuse allegations has sparked angry words between the paper’s top columnist Andrew Bolt and the reporter behind the exclusive chronicle.Bolt,who calls himself a friend of the Vatican official, labelled Lucie Morris-Marr’s report that police were investigating allegations of sexual abuse by Pell a week before he was due to appear before the royal commission a vicious and shameful smear which was share of a “sinister” campaign to demolish the cardinal.
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Source: theguardian.com