I Googled the question “how many churches are there in the world” to see if I was close. It turns out, I wasn’t. According to quora.com, the estimated number of church buildings accommodating Christian congregations is approximately 37 million. That’s one for every 65 people. The sa...
and are similar to disclosures made in other dioceses in the US in recent years that showed how the Roman Catholic Church shielded priests and failed for many years to report child sex abuse to authorities.
The agency relationship has been observed in a variety of settings. Churches, like other organizations, are plagued with the typical agency problems of moral hazard, observability, goal displacement, and risk aversion. How do churches cope with these issues in dealing with their most critical ...
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This article provides insight into a rare instance of a collaborative governance approach to sex work that led to the decriminalisation, design and impleme
recent Catholic convert, advises parents to pray before beginning to teach their children about abortion. Ask God for guidance on what you will say and how your family will become involved in the pro-life movement. Discerning how that call to action plays out in your own family life is ...
Emer Smyth, research professor at the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI), says it is important to point out that girls' Catholic schools tend to attract the middle class. “The intake is different. People who go on to careers in the professions and the arts are more middle ...
Cuneo estimates the worldwide number at somewhere between 150 and 300, while other reports claim there are 300 to 400 official exorcists in Italy alone. There are also priests who are not official exorcists but claim to have permission from their Catholic bishops to perform exorcisms at their...
But church officials, from the bishops in the Bisbee ward to officials in Salt Lake City, tolerated abuse in the Adams family for years. “They just let it keep happening,” said MJ, in her AP interview. “They just said, ‘Hey, let’s excommunicate her father.’ It didn...
This does not mean that “bad bishops” do not exist. The Amish are human, and in some church groups, leadership may hold greater sway over their congregations than in others. The Amish Church Service What is the Amish church service itself like? Let’s have a look at where it is held...