Another Priest Caught with Hands in the Till
“A former Roman Catholic priest was sentenced to 63 months in prison for stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from two rural Virginia parishes. Rodney Rodis pleaded guilty to mail fraud and money laundering in October in the theft of more than $600,000 in donations from St. Jude Church and Church of the Immaculate Conception in Louisa County between 2002 and 2006.”
This was reported in a Feb 20 WTVR (Richmond, Virginia) article titled, “Former Priest Sentenced,” which went on to say:
“Rodis set up bank accounts and a post-office box, where he directed parishioners to send contributions. Rodis then transferred the money to his personal account, using it to support his family - a wife and three children, whom he concealed from parishioners. He also wired money overseas to relatives who used it to buy real estate.”
In 2006 when Rodis “retired” because of poor health, he held a special fundraiser to sucker his parishioners into giving him another $27,000 (on top of what he’d already stolen!) to help with his medical bills.
Rodis was finally caught after a parishioner asked for, but did not get, a tax-receipt for a $1,000 donation, and then contacted police.
Rodis told neighbors he was in the import-export business.
Let us thank God once again for publicly exposing the vile and corrupt nature of the Roman priesthood. Pray daily that God give Catholics the grace to flee their wicked priesthood, and to receive Christ by faith ALONE for the full and free forgiveness of sins – no Roman priests needed!
This was reported in a Feb 20 WTVR (Richmond, Virginia) article titled, “Former Priest Sentenced,” which went on to say:
“Rodis set up bank accounts and a post-office box, where he directed parishioners to send contributions. Rodis then transferred the money to his personal account, using it to support his family - a wife and three children, whom he concealed from parishioners. He also wired money overseas to relatives who used it to buy real estate.”
In 2006 when Rodis “retired” because of poor health, he held a special fundraiser to sucker his parishioners into giving him another $27,000 (on top of what he’d already stolen!) to help with his medical bills.
Rodis was finally caught after a parishioner asked for, but did not get, a tax-receipt for a $1,000 donation, and then contacted police.
Rodis told neighbors he was in the import-export business.
Let us thank God once again for publicly exposing the vile and corrupt nature of the Roman priesthood. Pray daily that God give Catholics the grace to flee their wicked priesthood, and to receive Christ by faith ALONE for the full and free forgiveness of sins – no Roman priests needed!
posted by Robt. B. at 6:54 AM
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