Ecclesiastical crime

Ecclesiastical crime

Ecclesiastical crime is the term used to refer to crimes ("") related to the clergy where the crime is against canon law. Compare Civil law.

The crime of Simony is the ecclesiastical crime of paying for offices or positions in the hierarchy of a church. The crimes of Schism [ [http://www.stlouisreview.com/abpcolumn.php?abpid=9772] The deep wound of schism in the archdiocese, Archbishop Raymond L. Burke - schism in context of the St. Stanislaus Kostka Church (Saint Louis)] and Heresy are also ecclesiastical crimes.

Older examples include "perjury", the breaking of a promissory oath (contractual promises made by oath or pledge of faith), and this was treated as an ecclesiastical crimeFact|From 1911|date=April 2007. Some crimes have or have had both an ecclesiastical and a civil element to the crime; suicideFact|date=April 2007 and witches [ [http://www.malleusmaleficarum.org/part_III/mm03_00a.html] Malleus Maleficarum - discusses who tries witches: balancing "Heresy" and "temporal injuries"] are counted here.

Financial and donation related

The term is also specifically used today for misappropriation of donation monies.

The International Bulletin of Missionary Research, January 2007, David B. Barrett & Todd M. Johnson. study shows that "Ecclesiastical crime" is growing at 5.77% per annum and in mid-2007 is estimated to be USD$ 24 billion on a total "Giving to Christian causes" of USD$ 370 Billion. Unchecked this crime will be valued at USD$ 65 Billion by 2025 [ [http://www.gordonconwell.edu/ockenga/globalchristianity/IBMR2007.pdf] (PDF) Extract from International Bulletin of Missionary Research, Vol. 31, No. 1]

ee also

* Ecclesiastical courts
* Canon law
* Sacrament of Penance

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