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Court documents revealed the Catholic order sought financial assistance from the Holy See months before declaring it lacked funds to pay abuse survivors.
Brady requested support from various Catholic institutions, but “no financial support has been forthcoming,” he said.
Over the past decade, the Christian Brothers transferred vast land holdings to Edmund Rice Education Australia (EREA), an entity managing former order schools.
Property records show a five-bedroom Strathfield home in Sydney, valued at $4.7 million, was transferred to EREA for $1 by former head Peter Clinch.
The order estimates total property transfers are worth $540 million, while EREA financial documents value the received land at $891 million.
EREA stated it will not sell these properties to assist the Christian Brothers, though the order will not prevent survivors from suing EREA directly.
Brady asserted that keeping offenders within the congregation allows the order to monitor their behavior and facilitate necessary rehabilitation.
“We believe that, if the Christian Brothers keep an offender within the Congregation, we are able to monitor his behaviour and support treatment,” he said.
The leadership acknowledged that the community might view such support as prioritizing offenders over victims, but stated they aim to avoid compromising justice.
“We acknowledge that victims and members of the wider community may interpret such support as preferring the interests of offenders over victims.
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However, we are conscious of ensuring that our support of the Brothers does not undermine seeking justice for, or compromising the protection of, victims and survivors,” Brady said.
