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Church in the WorldPriest gets away with ?20 millionEurope 23 February 2002A Catholic priest is on the run from police in Poland after allegedly stealing ?20 million from a bank using forged loan requests from local parishes, writes Jonathan Luxmoore. The Rzeczpospolita daily newspaper said the priest, identified as Fr Ryszard M, had obtained loans of 418 million zlotys (?72 million) from the Legnica branch of Kredyt Bank while heading the Salesian order?s Youth Help Foundation from 1992 to 2001. Around a third of it had been diverted to accounts in Poland and abroad. A lawyer for the Salesians, Krzysztof Wyrwa, said proceedings were under way to suspend Fr Ryszard M from the order, which faces the loss of its properties in Wroclaw if held responsible for the debts. |
 In this week’s issueMaking markets moral Iron and velvet Love in a Catholic climate Someone to talk to A good Lent takes planning South American surprise Can the Church support abuse victims on its own terms? Elena Curti Is the Church too slow in recognising that academies are the future for Catholic schools? Christopher Lamb Goodwin the scapegoat Elena Curti The pain of being a coeliac Catholic Sr M, guest contributor The Church's moral obligation to victims of clerical sexual abuse Speeches from this week's conference in Rome This week in Rome bishops and religious superiors met at the first Vatican-backed symposium devoted to forging a global response to the crisis of clerical sexual abuse that has disgraced ... Archbishop voices 'shame and sorrow' after priest's abuse trial Longley to visit parishes 'damaged' by Walsh Today, Tuesday 7 February, Bede Walsh, who served as a Catholic priest in the Archdiocese of Birmingham, has been convicted by a jury, following a 10-day trial at Stoke-on-Trent ...
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