Monsignor John Skehan, who was pastor at St. Vincent Ferrer Catholic Church in Delray Beach, Florida for over 40 years, was arrested Wednesday night on charges that he stole $8.6 million from the church, using the money to buy property and other assets, CNN reported.The 79-year-old priest was arrested at Palm Beach International Airport as he returned from Ireland and was being held on $400,000 bond on grand theft charges.
Another priest, Francis Guinan, who succeeded Skehan as church minister three years ago, has disappeared. Police said he allegedly stole money to take gambling trips to Las Vegas and the Bahamas.
Forty years! No wonder ministers call their congregations their "flock" — what a herd of sheep, ripe for shearing.
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