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News “ The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) is being sued for obtaining millions of dollars in charitable donations under false pretenses and privately investing that money into ventures such as luxury condominium developments and Hollywood movies.
Texas-based legal firm the Stanley Law Group filed a class-action lawsuit against the USCCB on Wednesday, alleging the organization fraudulently promotes Peter’s Pence as a papal charity when recent reports show as little as 10% of donations are used for its stated purpose. ”
https://www.churchmilitant.com/news/article/u.s-bishops-conference-sued-for-lying-and-stealing
“ The New Orleans Saints are going to court to keep the public from seeing hundreds of emails that allegedly show team executives doing public relations damage control for the area’s Roman Catholic archdiocese to help it contain the fallout from a burgeoning sexual abuse crisis.
Attorneys for about two dozen men suing the church say in court filings that the 276 documents they obtained through discovery show that the NFL team, whose owner is devoutly Catholic, aided the Archdiocese of New Orleans in its “pattern and practice of concealing its crimes.”
“ During the raid in May, law enforcement officials collected evidence such as e-mails, settlement agreements and personnel reassignment letters, as well as documents from the diocesan review board — a panel of volunteers charged with determining whether or not abuse allegations are credible.”
https://www.churchmilitant.com/news/article/former-texas-priest-arrested
“ Still, much crucial information remains missing. Despite the recent surge of releases, 41 dioceses and dozens more religious orders have yet to publish lists, including five of seven dioceses in Florida, home to more than 2 million Catholics.”
https://patch.com/california/sacramento/s/h05jj/list-shows-californias-catholic-clergy-accused-sexual-assault?utm_source=msn&utm_medium=rss&utm_term=crime%20%26%20safety&utm_campaign=recirc&utm_content=msn
“ Agents from the FBI’s Buffalo field office have arrested Paul Lubienecki in connection to a death threat made against 7 Eyewitness News investigative reporter Charlie Specht.
Lubienecki appeared in federal court in downtown Buffalo on Wednesday afternoon; he was charged with cyberstalking. He is an adjunct professor at Christ the King Seminary and is listed as an adjunct lecturer in the SUNY Fredonia faculty directory. He faces up to five years in prison if convicted.
Specht, who has won state and national awards for his investigations of the Diocese of Buffalo, had been receiving harassing voicemails from a threatening caller for nearly six months.”
