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Congratulations! You have reached the only website containing the plain and simple truth about Sunday collection thefts, an evil to which any church that passes a collection basket or plate can easily fall prey. Indeed, as you read this, such thefts are occurring each week at many churches whose pastors and/or congregations are oblivious to their existence. Your church might well be one of them.
It is important to note that the originator of this website neither seeks nor accepts any monetary payment for the information and guidelines that are available at no cost for any and all who dare to read on. We emphasize “dare” because our experience has shown that those who lack the courage of their convictions will ultimately turn their backs on the truly exceptional opportunity presented by this website. |
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This website is divided into three sections. The first section provides access to two articles that graphically illustrate the deteriorated state of fiscal accountability and integrity within the American Catholic Church. Included in those articles are several embezzlement case histories which, while involving only Catholic churches, can occur at any church that relies principally on the so-called Honor System to secure and protect its revenue. Indeed, the cited cases illustrate not only the existence and monetary impact of such embezzlements, but also the fact that no one is immune to the temptation presented by the lack of financial safeguards, a condition that prevails at most Christian churches even today.
The second section of this website is a compendium of correspondence had with the Roman Catholic hierarchy, particularly the U. S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, during the author’s unsuccessful 17-year effort to cause them to: 1.) acknowledge that the Church has nothing in place to effectively deter or detect Sunday collection thefts; 2.) recognize that Sunday collection thefts are ongoing within an unknown but significant number of parishes nationwide; 3.) act at the highest level (as provided for by Canon Law) to implement genuinely secure Sunday collection procedures nationwide; and 4.) recognize that their continuing refusal to act decisively makes them ultimately responsible not only for every loss of Sunday collection funds due to embezzlement, but also for each and every sin committed by every priest or lay person who has or will succumb to the temptation presented by an unnecessarily vulnerable Sunday collection.
Finally, there is the third and most important section which summarizes the rationale for establishing a secure Sunday collection system, and provides a detailed description of the equipment and procedures needed to accomplish that highly desirable objective. Again, this information is absolutely FREE for the taking and, since February of 2001, also includes guidelines for effectively securing the disbursements side of a church’s financial operations.
This website has no identity traps, cookies or registration requirements; your visit and any download you decide to make is totally anonymous from beginning to end. All three sections of this website are accessible via the Menu Bar at the top of this page. Before you proceed, however, we suggest you bookmark this page in your browser’s directory of favorite websites.
Any questions or comments you might wish to direct to the author or designer of this website, as appropriate, may be transmitted via either of the two hyperlinks shown at the bottom of this page.
May God bless your efforts toward eliminating unnecessary temptation to sin and ensuring the financial well-being of your church, parish or diocese.
This website was developed and posted by Michael W. Ryan, author of The Second Greatest Scandal in the Church (New Oxford Review, September 2003) and Post-Deposit Embezzlements An Overview of Financial Vulnerabilities at the Parish Level (New Oxford Review, October 2005)
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