Bishop Michael J. Bransfield - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Mon, 10 Jun 2019 06:36:00 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg Bishop Michael J. Bransfield - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 Vatican cardinal, other priests to return ousted bishop's cash gifts https://cathnews.co.nz/2019/06/10/vatican-cardinal-bishop-bransfield-gifts/ Mon, 10 Jun 2019 07:53:36 +0000 https://cathnews.co.nz/?p=118281 A cardinal at the Vatican and eight other Catholic clerics pledged on Friday to return money to the diocese of West Virginia after revelations that the bishop there used church funds to give cash gifts of $350,000 to fellow clergymen. Over 13 years, until his recent ouster for alleged sexual harassment and sexual misconduct, Bishop Read more

Vatican cardinal, other priests to return ousted bishop's cash gifts... Read more]]> A cardinal at the Vatican and eight other Catholic clerics pledged on Friday to return money to the diocese of West Virginia after revelations that the bishop there used church funds to give cash gifts of $350,000 to fellow clergymen.

Over 13 years, until his recent ouster for alleged sexual harassment and sexual misconduct, Bishop Michael J. Bransfield wrote personal checks to clerics and was reimbursed with church money.

Bransfield sent the checks, many for amounts in the four figures, to 137 clergymen, including two young priests he is accused of mistreating and more than a dozen cardinals. Read more

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