Follow the Money

Roman Catholic dioceses continue to hide their money from sex abuse victims. An April 11 Associated Press article, “Calif. Diocese Threatened With Contempt,” reported:

“Six weeks after seeking bankruptcy protection, lawyers for the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego are accused of moving to improperly transfer funds to parishes to shield assets from any potential settlements with victims of clergy sexual abuse.”

Diocesan lawyers, “Appear to have conspired with parishes to create new bank accounts separate from the diocese. The judge wrote that the (diocesan) attorneys appeared to have misrepresented facts and may have violated court orders and bankruptcy laws.”

The judge, “Cited a March 29 letter sent by a diocese parish organization to pastors urging them to get new taxpayer identification numbers and transfer funds to new accounts.”

“The judge said any post-bankruptcy transfers between the diocese and parishes outside of normal cash operations violate her ruling against shifting the diocese’s assets while the bankruptcy case is pending.”

Believe it or not, the 98 parishes in the diocese have 770 different bank accounts, but all were under the one diocesan taxpayer ID number! Commenting on this byzantine accounting system, the judge said, “I’ve had billion-dollar corporations in this court without this kind of accounting.”

Catholic lawyers tried the argument that the diocese had “no access or control” over the 770 bank accounts, even though they all use the same diocesan taxpayer ID number! Thankfully, the judge did not buy this Catholic lie.

As for the opening of new bank accounts, the diocesan lawyers explained this one away saying they thought the judge told them it was okay to open new accounts. Another Catholic lie!

What’s the problem with Catholics?? They believe their lies so much that they’re astounded when other people do not believe their lies!

Pray the Spirit of God convicts Catholics of the sin of Catholicism. May many be graciously blessed with repentance from Rome and faith ALONE in Jesus Christ for the full and free forgiveness of sins.

"A Serious Challenge from Fundamentalists"

A consequence of the unlimited illegal immigration the Catholic Church supports has been the sharp, disproportionate (and embarrassing!) rise in hispanic inmates in US jails and prisons.

Here are some facts about the “migrant” that Rome conveniently neglects to mention about illegal immigration:

95 % of warrants for murder in Los Angeles are for illegal aliens.

73% of those on the most wanted list in Los Angeles are illegal aliens.

29% of inmates in federal prisons are illegal aliens.

More than 70% of all cars stolen in Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, and California are stolen by illegal aliens.

The list goes on…………

Another consequence of all these hispanics in prison is that they hear the bible preached for the first time, and some receive a true and saving faith in Christ ALONE!

The last thing the Catholic Church wants is anyone having a born again faith in Christ, so Rome is fighting back. As usual, Rome cloaks its fight against the gospel under a Christian veneer – in this case, it’s a “prison ministry” called Dismas Ministry.

Dismas is supposedly the name of the thief on the cross who believed in Jesus. Even the name of this ministry gives them away as being unbiblical, as the name "Dismas" is nowhere found in the bible.

In a Sep 17, 2004 article in the National Catholic Reporter titled, “Dismas Brings Bibles, Faith Study to Catholics Behind Bars,” the Dismas founder clearly stated his anti-gospel agenda:

“They (Catholics) encounter a serious challenge from fundamentalists behind bars. It’s important for inmates to have the tools to stand up to the challenges from other inmates and from volunteer ministers coming in.”

Dismas also tries to get as many Catholic bibles with “notes and comments” into prisons because -- God forbid! -- Protestant bibles don’t have any “notes,” just the pure word of God!

Please pray for those in prison as Hebrews 13:2a commands: “Remember them that are in bonds, as bound with them.” May God be glorified in bringing more Catholics in prison out of Rome and into faith ALONE in Christ, no matter how much deceptive trash groups like ‘Dismas’ pump into the prisons!

Paying Off Catholic Predators - "It's Really Disgusting"

The Cleveland, Ohio March 31 Plain Dealer, in a story titled, “Diocese Aided Ousted Worker’s Family” reported:

“Years after church deacon Jerry Bals was accused of molesting teenage girls, the Cleveland Catholic Diocese began sending money to his home. The diocese said it paid $800 a month to Bals' wife to help raise her children.”

“The revelation outraged two of six women who sued the diocese and Bals in 1994. The lawsuit was resolved with a confidential settlement, said (name withheld), who told police Bals repeatedly groped her between 1972 and 1974.”

“’Jerry was in the home at the time, so it's like they were paying him, taking care of him,’ (she) said. ‘It's another example of how the Church is taking care of the clergy but not taking care of the people. It's really disgusting.’”

The payments went from 2000-2003 and totaled $27,200. Bals and his wife divorced in 2004; they owned two homes and a condo, so they weren’t destitute.

A diocesan attorney, attempting to explain these payments, piously said:

“One of the missions of any religious organization, including the Catholic Church, is to assist persons in need.”

The reaction of victims to this?

“’It's like the Church just kept paying him,’ (she) said. ‘They didn't pay his salary, so they just put it through (his wife).’”

“Another woman who accused Bals of molesting her…called the payments, ‘Just one more slap in the face. What about helping all of us plaintiffs at that time? So (Bals) was able to go back to the diocese and get money from them.’”

Once again, the true face of Rome is revealed! The Roman Church is nothing but a hierarchical corporation designed to protect itself and its loyal clergy – the average Catholic is nothing but a pawn used to further the power of Rome.

Please pray daily for Catholic conversions.