Melbourne, Australia (CNN) The alleged victims in the historic sexual offenses brought against the treasurer for the Vatican are to be questioned in court for the first time this week. JUST WATCHED Catholic official charged with sex offenses Replay More Videos ... MUST WATCH Catholic official charged with sex offenses 01:48He said he doesn't try to come to terms with the possible suffering of those he questions in court. Cardinal George Pell and his barrister Robert Richter leave the Melbourne Magistrates Court with a heavy police guard in Melbourne on July 26, 2017, in Melbourne, Australia. Catholic Church under pressureIn December, the Catholic Church in Australia came under pressure from advocates after the country's Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse released its final report. JUST WATCHED Church official: 'We hang our heads in shame' Replay More Videos ... MUST WATCH Church official: 'We hang our heads in shame' 00:52The Catholic Church was the sole target of about 20 recommendations, outlining what would amount to be a radical shakeup of centuries of tradition and orthodoxy.

Source: CNN March 04, 2018 00:45 UTC