At least 69 priests have resigned en masse after accusing their bishop of embezzling £78,000 ($100,000) of Church funds for personal use, and of having an affair.
Priests from the Diocese of Ruteng on the island of Flores, Indonesia, submitted their resignations as episcopal vicars and parish priests, demanding that Bishop Hubertus Leteng overhaul how the diocese is run.
Fr Marthen Chen said reform was badly needed “so the Church can be truly in line with the guidance of the Holy Spirit. “We demand renewal in pastoral work as well as in Church and financial management.”
