Exclusive: Documents also show the Catholic order sought financial support from the Holy See months before it declared it lacked money to pay survivors

A religious order’s claim it is broke and can’t pay sexual abuse victims does not pass the pub test.

The Catholic order was granted a moratorium suspending all claims against them as concerns were raised about the shielding of assets including prestigious colleges.

Exclusive: Documents also show the Catholic order sought financial support from the Holy See months before it declared it lacked money to pay survivors

Catholic order kept convicted abusers because it says it has a ‘Gospel imperative’ to ‘care for all Brothers’ and ‘the needy’