Church’s brazen request for more funds
Letter published in The Examiner, Friday, October 21, 2011
A Chara,
PARISH priests in the Cork and Ross diocese have introduced two new quarterly collections to meet a deficit in their finances.
One of the costs they are claiming is that of implementing best practice child protection policies.
Diocesan leader Bishop John Buckley said: "Two collections would be needed every three months from now on, to ensure the diocese had enough funds to carry out its day-to-day duties."
How brazen a move is this, in the aftermath of the Cloyne Report, to urge parishioners to cough up the cash that ought more properly be sourced from the Diocese’s property portfolio, or the Vatican direct, whose fiduciary responsibility in this matter is abundantly clear, in that it was the Vatican’s instructions to bishops that led the policy of denial, intimidation, secret settlements and avoidance of their legal and moral duty to report criminal acts to the civil authorities?
Given that the Irish taxpayer is facing a bill of €30 million, under a contractual obligation entered into by Bertie Ahern’s government, to pay the legal costs of the Church’s "contributions" to the various Governmental Statuary Reports, is it not time to counter sue the Church?
We could do so in the light of the Cloyne Report, to void those contractual obligations on the basis of fraud — that the Church made public commitments to the welfare of children and survivors it had no intention of delivering on.
Bishop John Buckley also noted that the extra funds would not be "used to compensate abuse victims".
How sad it is that parishioners are still willing to contribute to a Church so utterly unwilling to behave in an honourable manner on an issue of such grave importance, not least to the welfare of people from within their own communities?
What would Jesus say?
Corneilius Crowley
Diocesan leader Bishop John Buckley said: "Two collections would be needed every three months from now on, to ensure the diocese had enough funds to carry out its day-to-day duties."
How brazen a move is this, in the aftermath of the Cloyne Report, to urge parishioners to cough up the cash that ought more properly be sourced from the Diocese’s property portfolio, or the Vatican direct, whose fiduciary responsibility in this matter is abundantly clear, in that it was the Vatican’s instructions to bishops that led the policy of denial, intimidation, secret settlements and avoidance of their legal and moral duty to report criminal acts to the civil authorities?
Given that the Irish taxpayer is facing a bill of €30 million, under a contractual obligation entered into by Bertie Ahern’s government, to pay the legal costs of the Church’s "contributions" to the various Governmental Statuary Reports, is it not time to counter sue the Church?
We could do so in the light of the Cloyne Report, to void those contractual obligations on the basis of fraud — that the Church made public commitments to the welfare of children and survivors it had no intention of delivering on.
Bishop John Buckley also noted that the extra funds would not be "used to compensate abuse victims".
How sad it is that parishioners are still willing to contribute to a Church so utterly unwilling to behave in an honourable manner on an issue of such grave importance, not least to the welfare of people from within their own communities?
What would Jesus say?
Corneilius Crowley
Harrow
London
England
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On Wedensday, 26th October 2011 I received by post the following letter.
London
England
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On Wedensday, 26th October 2011 I received by post the following letter.
"Dear Mr. Crowley,
Reference to your letter in the Irish Examiner as to the priests in the Cork & Ross diocese seeking extra collections. Glad to hear that somebody in London is suffering from anxiety about the Church affairs and the need to sue it.
Many regret they were not abused, as they could afford to have a good deposit on a house - maybe you yourself are suffering from this regret or possibly not being able to claim from Bishop Buckleys collection like many are or is there some innate desperation still bugging you -- you need help or counselling without delay.
You ask what Jesus would say? He'd say 'get behind me you Pharasee.'
I enclose an article of defamation against a priest which you can read, this is only one of many cases brought to court by priests here against false claims.
I trust that the counselling sessions will help you in so many ways, especially if you are working with others in your job.
Yours sincerely
"
I leave the senders name out for now....The article he sent was cut from The Universe, Dated October 16, 2011 (page 2) and told the story of the return of a priest ( against whom allegations were made, that have been proven false, but were broadcast as valid, by RTE, the Irish State Television station, in a program produced by Prime Time, entitled, "A Mission to Prey") to his parish.
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I WILL respond, and explain the situation in some detail. I am not offended by this letter, because it says nothing about me, though it says volumes about the person who wrote it!
Being offended is a choice, as Australian comic, Steve Hughes points out :
http://www.youtube.com/wat
I choose because I am mature enough to understand what Steve Hughes points out.
2. The assumptions the writer makes about me are without foundation. I KNOW this. The writer does not. His assumptions reveal more about him than they say anything about me.
His assumptions are false, yet the intent of his words are intended to be abusive, in that he makes a number of rather snide allegations:
Being offended is a choice, as Australian comic, Steve Hughes points out :
http://www.youtube.com/wat
I choose because I am mature enough to understand what Steve Hughes points out.
2. The assumptions the writer makes about me are without foundation. I KNOW this. The writer does not. His assumptions reveal more about him than they say anything about me.
His assumptions are false, yet the intent of his words are intended to be abusive, in that he makes a number of rather snide allegations:
I will deal with each point in his letter, in due course....
Kindest regards
Corneilius
Do what you love, it's Your Gift to Universe
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