Who Can Catholics Trust?
The Jan 10 issue of the Cleveland, Ohio, 'Plain Dealer,' in an article titled, "Details Unfold in Diocesan Cash Probe," reported:
"Private companies controlled by the chief financial officer of the Cleveland Catholic Diocese received more than $750,000 from an accounting firm the CFO had hired to work for the diocese. The checks were written over the past six years to companies of Joseph H. Smith, the diocese's highest-ranking lay employee."
Because Smith is now being investigated for this illegal diversion of funds, he was suspended by Cleveland Bishop Anthony Pilla this past week.
The information on Smith's activities first came to light via an anonymous letter. BUT - Was the letter first sent to the diocese? No. Was the letter first sent to Bishop Pilla? No.
The anonymous letter detailing these illegal activities was FIRST sent to a Cleveland lawyer representing sex-abuse victims!
Question - who do Cleveland Catholics trust more these days - their bishop or an attorney representing sex-abuse victims? Answer - the attorney representing sex-abuse victims!
The attorney has already turned the letter over to police. This is why the lawyer got the letter, and not the bishop.
May the Spirit of our Lord show many Catholics that if they can't trust their priests and bishops to be honest about criminal acts, can they trust them to be honest about the truth of Christ? May Catholics forsake their priests, confess Catholicism as sin, and receive Christ by faith ALONE.
"Private companies controlled by the chief financial officer of the Cleveland Catholic Diocese received more than $750,000 from an accounting firm the CFO had hired to work for the diocese. The checks were written over the past six years to companies of Joseph H. Smith, the diocese's highest-ranking lay employee."
Because Smith is now being investigated for this illegal diversion of funds, he was suspended by Cleveland Bishop Anthony Pilla this past week.
The information on Smith's activities first came to light via an anonymous letter. BUT - Was the letter first sent to the diocese? No. Was the letter first sent to Bishop Pilla? No.
The anonymous letter detailing these illegal activities was FIRST sent to a Cleveland lawyer representing sex-abuse victims!
Question - who do Cleveland Catholics trust more these days - their bishop or an attorney representing sex-abuse victims? Answer - the attorney representing sex-abuse victims!
The attorney has already turned the letter over to police. This is why the lawyer got the letter, and not the bishop.
May the Spirit of our Lord show many Catholics that if they can't trust their priests and bishops to be honest about criminal acts, can they trust them to be honest about the truth of Christ? May Catholics forsake their priests, confess Catholicism as sin, and receive Christ by faith ALONE.
posted by Robt. B. at 3:48 PM
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