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perliaa On November 04, 2009




Upnorth, Canada
#1New Post! Jan 21, 2009 @ 23:08:44
An Irish Catholic priest has admitted to stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from his Florida parishioners to fund a lavish lifestyle of luxury homes and holidays.


Monsignor John Skehan, 81, originally from Johnstown, Co Kilkenny, pleaded guilty just hours before the start of his trial to taking money from his church over the course of several years in what authorities say could be the one of the biggest embezzlement scandals to hit the American Catholic Church. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/4308456/Florida-Catholic-priests-stole-millions-from-collection-plate.html

That must be a rich parish
skottie On September 23, 2009

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, Texas
#2New Post! Jan 21, 2009 @ 23:11:49
it pays to be religious.
perliaa On November 04, 2009




Upnorth, Canada
#3New Post! Jan 21, 2009 @ 23:20:01
@skottie Said

it pays to be religious.

No kidding plus I imagine the church can afford verry good lawyers I don't think the priest took all the money since he got away with it for so long.
trueself On February 03, 2009




fairfax,
#4New Post! Jan 21, 2009 @ 23:27:51
Money is in religion and politic
Stigma On February 13, 2010
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, New Hampshire
#5New Post! Jan 21, 2009 @ 23:29:59
Not surprised, that happened in our town.
perliaa On November 04, 2009




Upnorth, Canada
#6New Post! Jan 21, 2009 @ 23:32:37
@Stigma Said

Not surprised, that happened in our town.

For me thats the first time I ever heard of a priest stealing money but then it also never occured to me one would do this.
But when you think of what else came out about priests Im not surprised.
rider On September 28, 2009

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The first one, Australia
#7New Post! Jan 21, 2009 @ 23:43:28
The catholic church has been lying and stealing from everybody for hundreds of years,and now they don't like it when it happens to them????,what's wrong with this picture??
perliaa On November 04, 2009




Upnorth, Canada
#8New Post! Jan 22, 2009 @ 18:10:55
@rider Said

The catholic church has been lying and stealing from everybody for hundreds of years,and now they don't like it when it happens to them????,what's wrong with this picture??

Then I would call it karma.
sassi On February 20, 2009

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Coolangatta, Australia
#9New Post! Jan 22, 2009 @ 18:13:20
All religions steal---That's why they call it religion-----
perliaa On November 04, 2009




Upnorth, Canada
#10New Post! Jan 22, 2009 @ 18:16:41
I posted this yeaterday and I noticed the usual people that jump in on religion topics are staying away from this one.

alexkidd On February 07, 2012
Captain Awesome!


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in a bog, Ireland
#11New Post! Jan 22, 2009 @ 18:42:26
to be fair i don't think this reflects on all the church, just this guy.

but if he was able to do it then i'm sure others are too, whats to stop them skimming some off the top?
they're only human and thats a strong temptation regardless of your faith.
perliaa On November 04, 2009




Upnorth, Canada
#12New Post! Jan 22, 2009 @ 18:57:10
@alexkidd Said

to be fair i don't think this reflects on all the church, just this guy.

but if he was able to do it then i'm sure others are too, whats to stop them skimming some off the top?
they're only human and thats a strong temptation regardless of your faith.


True its not like they get fat paychecks so a few could be helping themselfs but this guy went way overboard like I said it never occured to me before a priest would do this in a parish church.

Now evangalists are diff thats for sure.I never understood why people sent them money.
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