>> australian cardinal george pell testified via video link in rome as part of australian inquire my child sex abuse, he told commissioners in sydney it is a scandal that the catholic church allowed thousands of children to suffer abuse at the hands of priests. >> the church in many places certainly australia, has made -- not easy -- >> pell acknowledged he had heard australian catholic school teacher sewerly abuse student might be involved in pedifile activity in the 19 70s, but had no idea how rampid clergy abuse was at the time. >> i must say in those days if a priest denied such activities, i was very strongly inclined to except the denial. >> about two dozen abused survivors from australia traveled to italy to hear pell testify. >> damage if the past, and be