Some priests are, simply put, in the wrong line of work. We use the word “work” very deliberately, as being a priest should be a calling, not a job. One priest in the wrong line of work is Bill Allport, recently rector of St. Paul’s in Englewood, NJ. After months of
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Former Episcopal church accountant gets five years for embezzlement
Courtesy of the Virginia Pilot. Original here. VIRGINIA BEACH — A former accountant for Galilee Episcopal Church was sentenced Wednesday to five years in prison for embezzling more than $175,000 from the Oceanfront church, according to prosecutors. The sentence was handed down to Andrew Patrick Landsperger by Virginia Beach Circuit
Continue readingBill Allport finally admits what we knew all along: he’s an alcoholic
Bill Allport, the rector of the fast-dying St. Paul’s, located in Englewood, NJ, finally ‘fessed up on his way out the door, admitting that he is an alcoholic. The admission appears at 34:07 in the video below. (If your browser doesn’t display the embedded video, you can find it here.)
Continue readingSpotlight on Abuse: Episcopal parish treasurer Dorothy Louise Lowe
Dorothy Louise Lowe, has been charged by Pennsylvania state police with 47 counts of felony theft related to her role as treasurer of St. Lawrence Episcopal Church, located in Osceola Mills, Pa. The amount allegedly stolen totals more than $14,000. Among the allegations are that Lowe wrote two checks to
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