Catholic Church Pays Abuse Compensation from Grant Interest

By Dan Box And Justine Ferrari
The Australian
April 1, 2014

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/in-depth/catholic-church-pays-abuse-compensation-from-grant-interest/story-fngburq5-1226870373519#mm-premium

CHILD sex abuse victims are being compensated out of interest the Catholic Church earns from investing the billions of dollars it receives in government grants for schools.

The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse has received evidence from a church whistleblower suggesting at least one Catholic diocese ultimately profits from interest received on state and commonwealth government education grants.