Thursday, December 21, 2006
It couldn't happen to a nicer guy. El Assal is The Bishop Who Honored the Suicides and also see: Anglican Bishop Abu El-Assal on the Stump for Hamas and Hizballah
J'lem bishop accused of corruption
The corruption charges, the subject of a four-month internal church committee investigation, have prompted long-time opponents of the bishop to call for his immediate resignation.
The internal church inquiry committee examined the allegations. It concluded that El-Assal arranged to have a tender for the insurance policy of employees of the church's two schools here issued to a company that promised to give half the commission to his son-in-law.
The 35-page report, which was obtained by The Jerusalem Post, states that the bishop's actions constituted a "dramatic combination" of nepotism and violation of trust...
[h/t: Larry Rued]
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