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Christian Brothers Wins Moratorium on Abuse Claims While Citing Insolvency
The order secured the legal protection Thursday after seeking but not receiving financial help from the Holy See. It has retained nine convicted abusers as members.
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The Christian Brothers obtained a moratorium on Thursday on all current and future civil claims by abuse survivors, The Guardian reported. The order has kept nine convicted child abusers, one of whom is currently imprisoned, as members. Court documents show the head of Christian Brothers Oceania met with Holy See representatives six months before the order declared it was going broke.
The group sought financial assistance to meet abuse claims but received none. The Christian Brothers states it has a “Gospel imperative” to “care for all Brothers” and “the needy”. The moratorium has thrown dozens of pending trials into chaos and halted hundreds more cases.
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