Have you ever heard of a Catholic bishop abducted, blindfolded, hands tied, stripped, locked up and tortured mercilessly by three of his own priests in “Dady’s Home,” an institution run by one of them? No it is not a fairy tale! It really happened to Bishop Prasad Gallela of Cuddapah, Andhra Pradesh, India. The culprits […]
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I am asking Christians to rebuild the church-brand as ‘A Religious Community with Zero Tolerance for Corruption’. Earlier in December I was in Ukraine. My host mission bought a property after paying due taxes. They obtained the papers of legal ownership after paying due bribes. Soon a fight erupted because an Indian businessman started building […]
Read MoreThe Moderator of the Church of South India (CSI), Rt. Rev. Thomas Oommen, is seeking to tackle the crisis in the CSI through ad hoc groups consisting of bishops, members of the Synod and people who shouldn’t be in them. The Moderator asks them to meet in a particular place at short notice. No efforts […]
Read MoreFifteen out of 21 Anglican bishops said to be corrupt according to Central Intelligence AuthoritiesNearly two million dollars given for Tsunami victims by The Episcopal Church that were siphoned off reveal tip of financial corruption Church of South India Moderator Nearly two million dollars given by Episcopal Relief and Development (ERD), the social service arm […]
Read MoreA new commission is looking to establish financial accountability for Christian leaders A group of concerned church leaders and activists in southern India has launched a campaign to combat “the deep-rooted cancer of corruption” within churches. The campaign has been established following the murder of a bishop, the imprisonment of another, and a rise in concern […]
Read MoreA few honest men are battling against it John Dayal, IndiaPublished: October 04, 2013 08:50 AM GMT▾ One of the untold sad stories of recent times in India is the corruption within churches who distributed aid following the pogrom against Christians in Orissa in 2007 and 2008. Some took cash from donors and walked away […]
Read MoreBy Mark Michael The Rt. Rev. Basil B. Baskey, Bishop of Chotanagpur in the Church of North India, says that his diocese has seceded from the denomination in a dispute about the administration of church property. “I have already declared the diocese as an autonomous church and have no link with the CNI to follow […]
Read MoreNew analysis bolsters idea that country’s seemingly low death rate was misleading India, from the earliest days of the pandemic, has reported far fewer COVID-19 deaths than expected given the toll elsewhere—an apparent death “paradox” that some believed was real and others thought would prove illusory. Now, a prominent epidemiologist who contended the country really had been spared […]
Read MoreOn the eve of a possible papal apology for decades of sexual abuse by priests, TIME looks back at the evolving response around the world Full List The Catholic Church Ireland 1936-2009Mexico 1940s-2005Wisconsin 1950-1998Boston 1962-2002Germany 1970s-2010Belgium 1970s-2010Austria 1975-1995Minnesota 2004-2006Brazil 2007-2010 Source: http://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/completelist/0,29569,1992502,00.html Ireland 1936-2009 By Dan FastenbergFriday, May 28, 2010 Government reports in the deeply […]
Read MoreA series of abuse scandals, often involving children, have rocked the Catholic Church in recent decades. Published On 5 Oct 20215 Oct 2021 The Catholic Church has been repeatedly rocked by child sexual abuse scandals over the last three decades. An independent inquiry on Tuesday said it had concluded there were about 216,000 victims of […]
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