Christian Brothers kept nine child abusers in religious order due to Gospel imperative to help ‘the needy’, court documents reveal

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Exclusive: Documents also show the Catholic order sought financial support from the Holy See months before it declared it lacked money to pay survivors Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The Christian Brothers has deliberately kept nine convicted child abusers, one who is currently behind bars, as members of its religious order because it says it has a “Gospel imperative” to “care for all Brothers” and “the needy”.... Newsiline summarises this report from The Guardian Australia and links readers to the original publisher for the full story.

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