Kristina Keneally blasts Melbourne archbishop for claiming George Pell is innocent

Labor senator says she can't understand how Peter Comensoli" can continue defending paedophile

The Labor senator Kristina Keneally has blasted Melbourne's Catholic archbishop for his response to Cardinal George Pell losing his appeal against child sexual abuse convictions.

Keneally, herself a prominent Catholic, said she was gobsmacked that Archbishop Peter Comensoli" had maintained that Pell was innocent and had questioned whether his victim was mistaken. "It's distressing for so many reasons," she told Sky News on Sunday.