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Further light was shed on what Cardinal Pell apparently knew about priests molesting children during his time in the Ballarat diocese.

A survivor, referred to as BWF, told the inquiry that when he was 14 years old he sought help from Father Pell after discovering his brother was being abused by Christian Brother Edward Dowlan at St Patrick's College in Ballarat.

The reason I went to him was because I wasn't being heard at school.

A paedophile priest, Dowlan has since changed his name to Ted Bales and is in jail for abusing young boys.

BWF said one day after school in 1973 he went to the presbytery at St Patricks Cathedral.

"I was angry about the situation and frightened and nervous and anxious about it," he said.

"I just blurted out to Pell that Brother Dowlan had beaten and molested [his brother] BWG and demanded to know what Pell going to do about it.

"Pell became angry and yelled at me 'young man, how dare you knock on this door and make demands'."

BWF told the inquiry he had gone to Father Pell as he was well known as an influential priest and was revered by children.

"The reason I went to him was because I wasn't being heard at school," he said.