"Absolutely not."

The father said his son never named Cardinal Pell to him, but that another son confirmed the allegation was against the cardinal.

The accuser's father said he didn't know the details of the alleged offending but was "more concerned by the fact he was abused by priests".

During the exchange, magistrate Belinda Wallington said she was troubled by the line of questioning and highlighted that the father spoke about "priests in the plural" in his statement.

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Cardinal Pell, 76, faces multiple historical sexual offence charges involving multiple complainants and is facing a hearing in front of a magistrate to determine whether he stands trial.

Details of the charges are yet to be revealed. He has repeatedly denied the allegations.

The cardinal's case was adjourned after lunch on Thursday because of the death of magistrate Stephen Myall, one of Ms Wallington's colleagues. Other hearings throughout the building were also adjourned so magistrates could mourn their colleague.

Chief magistrate Peter Lauritsen said Mr Myall was "a much loved and respected member of the judiciary" who had been a magistrate for 12 years and had worked at courts in Sunshine, Broadmeadows and across the Geelong region. He was a defence lawyer before he was appointed a magistrate.

During Thursay's hearing, the father of the accuser also hit back at Mr Richter's suggestion he and his son weren't close because the parent didn't know what treatment his son underwent in hospitals.

"That's absolutely insulting, we were a very close family ... It's totally disrespectful to say that to a father," the man said.

Ms Wallington ruled Mr Richter's question inappropriate.

The brother of another accuser told the court he once overheard his sibling say "You don't know what's happened" and "Some f----- up stuff has happened to me" during a car ride after a family gathering.

The brother said he put the emotional outburst down to drunkenness, but that he and his sister later discussed the allegation with their sibling, and told him they would support him in speaking to the police.

The hearing will continue next week because Friday is a non-sitting day.