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The two articles available for download at this site (The Second Greatest Scandal in the Church and Post-Deposit Embezzlements) were published in the September 2003 and October 2005 issues of New Oxford Review, respectively. The first was written only after it became apparent to the author that the U. S. Conference of Catholic Bishops adamantly opposes any concerted measures that would provide an effective level of security over Sunday collection funds nationwide. The second article complements the first, illustrating that the presence of a truly secure Sunday collection does not ipso facto guarantee that a parish is immune from embezzlement. |
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Fiscal Accountability A Catholic Perspective |
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Any objective reader will quickly recognize that the USCCB’s refusal to act in this matter (as authorized by Canon Law) has led an untold but significant number of clergy and lay persons to repeatedly commit the sin of theft resulting in the loss of tens of millions of dollars annually.
The articles may be downloaded by clicking on the respective NOR cover images which are reproduced below. Once you have downloaded the articles (deemed essential reading for all who wish to fully understand the depth and breadth of the problem), you are cordially invited to visit the two remaining sections of this website - A Hierarchy in Denial and The Why & How of Internal Security - both of which are accessible via the menu bar.
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