The Catholic order’s move to safeguard its educational legacy with a $2 billion property transfer will leave survivors with court settlements unpaid.

One of the country’s most senior Catholic archbishops says victims of abuse at institutions operated by a group related to the order should be compensated.

Readers are appalled by legal moves by the Catholic Church’s Christian Brothers order that will leave it with no money to pay victims of its clerical abuse.

The order is arguing for a scheme to distribute funds to victims, but they will not get their full compensation. It is forecasting to run out of money by September.

The Catholic order’s move to safeguard its educational legacy with a $2 billion property transfer will leave survivors with court settlements unpaid.

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