Catholics dismiss Pell's claims and back Pope

By Vince Chadwick, Barney Zwartz
March 1 2013 - 3:00am

PROMINENT Australian Catholics have rejected claims by Cardinal George Pell that the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI weakened the papacy, and dismissed notions the Sydney Archbishop was angling for the top job.

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