a once-weekly recap of God’s omnipotence,
usually on Fridays

California: Long Beach pastor resigns after arrest for possessing child pornography
Lawsuits accuse former California megachurch pastor of child sex abuse in Bucharest
Denver pastor and wife ordered to pay $3.4 million to crypto scam victims
Illinois church leader ordered held in child sex trafficking case
Kansas: Johnson County priest resigns amid criminal investigation, archdiocese says
Kentucky: Former pastor and Republican councilman arrested in Kentucky after two years on the run
Maryland: Former pastor charged with sexual abuse in Baltimore County
Former Baltimore County pastor sentenced for abusing boys in youth group
Note: This isn’t the same Baltimore County pervy pastor as the previous link.
North Carolina: Rowan County bishop accused of sexually abusing minor more than 30 years ago
South Carolina: Files reveal sex abuse was reported decades before pastor charged
Pastor and founder of Texas megachurch quits over “sexual sin and moral failure”
Texas pastor charged with sexual assault says he’s innocent, preaches in front of his mug shot
Catholic nuns, missing babies, a mass grave — and a reckoning with Ireland’s past
Megachurches resurrect Charlie Kirk via AI
Of course, the vast majority of crooked or pervy religious leaders get away with everything. Of those that are caught, many are quietly reassigned to other duties, not defrocked or punished. Of the few cases that aren’t hushed up, there’s no knowing how many make the news, but undoubtedly I miss most of them, in compiling this list.

Last week in God’s divine plan
9/19/2025

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