Behind the Christian Brothers’ so-called ‘bankruptcy’ is a complex web of legal entities and trusts that leaves victim-survivors unable to claim proper compensation.
Documents obtained under FOI show Catholic bishops lobbied the prime minister over the ‘no religion’ census question and succeeded in halting changes to it.
Despite vowing to support those who had suffered sexual abuse in their institutions, the Marist Brothers are uniquely aggressive in using the law to crush accusers.
In an Australian first, the Victorian parliament is holding a public inquiry into the coercive practices and abuses of cults and fringe religious groups.
