Australia’s Holy See ambassador under fire for saying she wants to change ‘narrative’ away from George Pell

Abuse survivors say Chiara Porro should be working to avoid a repeat of the child abuse scandal exposed by the royal commission

The new ambassador to the Holy See told a Catholic publication that her aim was to change the Vatican's narrative" about Australia away from the child abuse royal commission and cardinal George Pell - comments that have infuriated abuse survivors.

In an interview with Catholic Health Australia in September, the newly appointed ambassador Chiara Porro spoke of a recent audience with the Pope, during which she raised the work local Catholic groups were doing on health and education.