The Law of God says this.
The laws of the United States and of the State of California say this.
Bishop Brom didn’t like the Law of God in this case—too expensive. So he resorted to the Law of Man, bankruptcy court.
Apparently, Bishop Brom didn’t like the Law of Man that much either. So what does he do? He just breaks the law (apparently) like any corporate crook, as related in this 4-11-07 San Diego Union-Tribune story.
An apparent attempt to transfer church funds without a federal judge's permission was called a misunderstanding in declarations filed in bankruptcy court yesterday by attorneys representing the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego.
This (il)legal move—declare bankruptcy, then hide your assets—is nothing new. Satan-worshippers do it all the time.
As the story continues:
At issue is what the judge said was an apparent conspiracy by church officials and their attorneys to create new bank accounts, separate from diocese accounts, without her permission.
Diocese lawyers conceded yesterday that a March 17 letter sent by the Rev. Michael Gallagher to his parishioners at Our Lady of Grace in El Cajon mistakenly said the court had ordered that new bank accounts be established.
They also acknowledged that Susan Boswell of Tucson, the diocese's lead bankruptcy attorney, was unaware that Bishop Robert Brom regularly received bank statements regarding accounts of the diocese's nearly 100 parishes when she told the court otherwise during a March 1 hearing.
But church attorneys and officials insisted there was no intention to misrepresent finances.
By following this path Bishop Brom is foolishly squandering what little moral authority his diocese and the Church in general, have remaining. Why does Bishop Blom still have his job?
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