The Christian Brothers Oceania Province has announced that it cannot pay full compensation to victims of institutional abuse because it does not have enough money.

大洋洲省基督兄弟會宣布，由於資金不足，無法全額支付給機構虐待受害者的補償金。

The organization stated that its remaining assets, which include 36 properties valued at about $216 million, are not enough to cover all the payments owed to victims. They have asked the court to pause current and future legal cases, emphasizing that they have already paid more than $480 million in compensation and legal fees since 1980. Consequently, many people are now questioning the group's financial honesty, especially regarding a 2013 transfer of assets to Edmund Rice Education Australia, which now earns $1 billion annually.

該機構表示，其剩餘資產（包括 36 處估值約 2.16 億美元的物業）不足以支付所有欠受害者的款項。他們已要求法院暫停目前及未來的法律訴訟，並強調自 1980 年以來，他們已支付超過 4.8 億美元的補償金和法律費用。因此，許多人現在質疑該團體的財務誠信，特別是關於 2013 年將資產轉移至 Edmund Rice Education Australia 一事，而後者目前每年獲利 10 億美元。

However, victims and their lawyers have challenged these claims of insolvency. Lawyer Judy Courtin stated that experts are currently reviewing the value of the assets and suggested that claims could be made against related organizations. Furthermore, critics argue that the Catholic Church uses its complex structure—where different dioceses and orders are legally independent—to avoid paying for damages. Because the Catholic Church holds an estimated $30 billion in domestic assets, many are calling for the wider church to pay for the remaining costs.

然而，受害者及其律師對這些破產聲稱提出了質疑。律師 Judy Courtin 表示，專家目前正在審查資產價值，並建議可以向相關組織提出索賠。此外，批評者認為天主教會利用其複雜的結構——即不同的教區和修會在法律上相互獨立——來規避損害賠償。由於天主教會在國內持有估計 300 億美元的資產，許多人呼籲教會整體應支付剩餘費用。

The Christian Brothers want to sell their remaining assets and stop legal claims, but survivors and lawyers continue to demand that the broader institution takes full responsibility.

基督兄弟會希望出售剩餘資產並停止法律追索，但倖存者與律師繼續要求整個機構承擔全部責任。