The Sydney Morning Herald | Royal commission: Monsignor John Usher denies protecting Cardinal George Pell The Sydney Morning Herald The former chancellor of the Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney denied he was trying to save Cardinal George Pell from embarrassment by sticking to his claim about a paedophile priest in the face of conflicting accounts, a royal commission has heard. Royal commission: Priests put church before victims of sex abuse, Catholic official says Senior Catholic figure John Usher admits conflicting accounts about paedophile priest Tony Whitlam sues ABC over 7.30 'cover-up' |