Category: Christanity

CHENNAI, India: Corruption Stalks Church of South India

Fifteen 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 […]

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Indian Campaign Against Church Corruption

A 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 […]

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Can corruption be banished from the Indian Church?

A 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 […]

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Bishop Rebels Against Church of North India

By 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 […]

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The Church Sex Abuse Scandals Around the World

On 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 […]

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The global scale of child sexual abuse in the Catholic Church

A 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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The Catholic Church’s grim history of ignoring priestly pedophilia – and silencing would-be whistleblowers

The Catholic Church’s grim history of ignoring priestly pedophilia – and silencing would-be whistleblowers October 9, 2018 11.42am BST Author Brian J Clites Instructor and Associate Director, Case Western Reserve University Disclosure statement Brian J Clites does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit […]

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The Catholic Church sex abuse crisis: 4 essential reads

October 7, 2021 1.26pm BST Author Molly Jackson Religion and Ethics Editor Interviewed Brian J Clites Instructor and Associate Director, Case Western Reserve University Christine P. Bartholomew Associate Professor of Law, University at Buffalo Kim Haines-Eitzen Professor of Early Christianity, Cornell University Melissa Wilde Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Pennsylvania Partners View all partners […]

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Catholic Church child sexual abuse scandal

Published5 October 2021 From Australian country towns to schools in Ireland and cities across the US, the Catholic Church has faced an avalanche of child sexual abuse accusations in the last few decades. High-profile cases and harrowing testimony given to public inquiries have continued to keep the issue in the headlines. In the most recent […]

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