Caritas and the ACBC cannot be entrusted with the distribution of funds in Gaza and Palestine-Funds being diverted to HAMAS a real and present danger

 by Ganesh Sahathevan

Caritas Australia  wants money for Gaza. 

Caritas Australia’s head office is in Alexandria, Sydney, Australia. The organisation has 7 partnership support offices and sits within the auspices of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference (ACBC). It conducts operations across the agency in accordance with ACBC policy and mandate.

The ACBC has not been transparent with its funders about the utilisation of the funds they provide. Caritas and the ACBC cannot be entrusted with the distribution of funds in an area where HAMAS terrorists are reported to have control of all resources that flow into the area. 

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ACBC President Tim Costelloe insists that he is doing everything possible to assist police with investigation into Bishop Saunders of Broome; meanwhile Costelloe and the ACBC have still not provided any justification for their unauthorised use of parishoners' money

October 04, 2023

 by Ganesh Sahathevan 

Perth Catholic Archbishop Tim Costelloe on Tuesday described the allegations as 'deeply disturbing'.(ABC News: Rebecca Trigger)

As reported by the ABC on 21 September 2023:

WA Police Deputy Commissioner Allan Adams told ABC Radio Perth the force had requested a copy of the Vatican report from Archbishop of Perth Timothy Costelloe.

"I know Mr Costelloe is doing his best to get hold of a copy for us in the very short term," he said.

"It's commissioned by the Vatican so you can appreciate that, and I don't want to talk about church politics, but he has told me that he will do everything in his power to get me a copy of that report.

However, it does appear from his own statement, issued on 18 September 2023  that Tim Costelloe has, as president of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference, had at least access to , if not custody of, the report at all times: 

The Catholic Church’s investigation into allegations against Bishop Saunders could not commence until the Western Australia Police Force concluded its inquiries. The Church’s subsequent investigation established by the Holy See (Vatican) last year was overseen by Brisbane Archbishop Mark Coleridge, but entrusted to an experienced and independent specialist investigations organisation. Its comprehensive inquiries examined several serious allegations.

That independent report has been provided to the Holy See, with the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith continuing the investigation. We will respect the enduring confidential nature of this process by not commenting on specific allegations that have been raised.

Readers are reminded that the report concerns crimes in Australia.

Meanwhile Tim Coselloe and the ACBC have still not provided any justification for their secretive use of parishoner's money. 

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August 31, 2023

 by Ganesh Sahathevan 

The  Australian Catholic Bishops' Conference has taken to Youtube to promote the Yes vote in the coming Voice  referendum , without first consulting with the faithful. This is not the first occasion on which bishops have taken off on a frolic of their own with other peoples money for  unbeknownst  to most Catholics, the bishops do what they do with money from parishioners.

In their 2021 annual report the ACBC states: 

The Conference capped its levies for three years at $8 million from 2020 to 2022. The Conference acknowledges this has been appreciated by dioceses, but notes that at the end of 2021 significant cost pressures existed evidenced by rises in the Consumer Price Index. The Conference approved a deficit budget for 2022.

The levy is paid by the archdioceses , which in turn fund that payment from Mass collections. Archdioceses are notoriously secretive about their finances despite Canon Law requiring that they provide their faithful with yearly accounts. Be that as it may be, the Sydney Archdiocese was forced to produce financial statements by the Royal Commission Into Child Sex Abuse. Those documents are now in the public domain:

 Page 1 of the  financial statements state that the Sources Of Funds include Sustentation contributions from Parishes.

These facts are not usually made known to parishioners, but its is clear from the above that the bishops decide what their take from Mass collections will be, and then use that money to take off on frolics of their own. They do need discipling, and the most direct means of doing so is by withholding the weekly giving. 

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Earlier this year, the National Church of Iceland then decided to advertise Sunday schools with pictures of a bearded Jesus with makeup and breasts wearing a white dress and jumping around erratically under a rainbow. If anyone didn’t like it, or had different ideas about Jesus, that was their problem. Those responsible for the advertisements then explained that they were just getting started with their plan to rebrand the Church.

Icelanders are nearly universally liberal in matters of sexuality and gender but this was a step too far. The Church lost support; hard-working parish council members and priests were furious. To her credit, Iceland’s first female bishop in a thousand years put her foot down and stopped the campaign before more damage was done.