For four days, the child abuse royal commission has forensically questioned Cardinal George Pell over his knowledge of alleged abuse within Australia’s Catholic Church.

Abuse survivors and their supporters watched on as evidence was extracted from Australia’s most senior Catholic — some of it, they said, “beggared belief”.

Here are some of the key moments in his testimony and the reactions it drew.

Day one:

He was questioned specifically on two case studies — number 28 about the Diocese of Ballarat and number 35 about the Archdiocese of Melbourne.

These case studies included complaints about Monsignor John Day, Brother Gerald Leo Fitzgerald and Gerald Ridsdale.

Here’s some of Cardinal Pell’s most potent testimony from the day:

There were moments when Cardinal Pell brought his memory into question saying it was “sometimes fallible”. Survivors said they felt like he was “passing the buck”.

Day two:

This was the day Cardinal Pell said the line that will potentially be remembered most.

Here’s the line of questioning:

It’s worth noting, Cardinal Pell told the royal commission he had the “full backing” of Pope Francis.

Day three:

By day three, survivors who travelled to Rome to be in the room while Cardinal Pell gave evidence said they were fed up with his testimony and wanted to take their complaints to the Pope themselves.

During the testimony, the royal commission heard about a world of “crime and cover ups”.

Cardinal Pell said he had no recollection of a meeting in which a list of complaints made by children was raised that included fear of sexual abuse, Searson hitting children and concerns he was dangerous.

Day four:

Cardinal Pell said it was a “disastrous coincidence” that four or five child sexual offenders ended up being placed in Ballarat East in the 1970s.

One of those men was Gerald Ridsdale. One of his victims was his nephew David Ridsdale, who was in Rome and whose lawyer spent time questioning Cardinal Pell on day four. The lawyer focused on David Ridsdale’s claim Cardinal Pell tried to bribe him to remain silent.

The inquiry also revisited Cardinal Pell’s “of no interest to me” line:

Speaking outside the hotel where Cardinal Pell gave evidence, survivors said they doubted he was telling the truth.

“The Ballarat survivors came to Rome to hear truth and honesty from George. We feel we have been deceived and lied to,” survivor Philip Nagle said.

After the hearing ended, David Ridsdale told reporters, the “fight is far from over”:

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