Do you really think the bishops would allow a reporter to act as their parliamentarian, thereby granting you exclusive behind the scenes information on their activities?
I don't think it should require independent auditors with all the bells and whistles -- as I mentioned last week and in your own article, just having a system of internal controls and audit can help safeguard (definitely with respect to financials).
At the very least a diocese should consider what basic levels of oversight are set up in the parishes, so that there is no enticement to sin... in terms of making it easy for people to embezzle or abuse access/power in other ways.
I mean, if I /were/ a parliamentary machinations type, and if I was a little fraternally cranky my brother bishops had skipped the meeting, I might manage to call for a vote exactly when fresh coffee had just been put out
Whenever Mr Condon begins to say, “Anyone listening to the show knows/understands…” (e.g. 26:45 of this podcast) could that be a cue to insert one or more links in the show notes to help ensure the accuracy of his assumption? Without this, these statements tend to convey the idea that The Pillar is a club that is only open to charter members.
Do you really think the bishops would allow a reporter to act as their parliamentarian, thereby granting you exclusive behind the scenes information on their activities?
no
I was thinking that this is JD's secret plan to get access to the executive sessions
Likewise
not-so-secret anymore, pals.
Any updates on the LOTH Revision?
re: audits, etc.
I don't think it should require independent auditors with all the bells and whistles -- as I mentioned last week and in your own article, just having a system of internal controls and audit can help safeguard (definitely with respect to financials).
At the very least a diocese should consider what basic levels of oversight are set up in the parishes, so that there is no enticement to sin... in terms of making it easy for people to embezzle or abuse access/power in other ways.
I mean, if I /were/ a parliamentary machinations type, and if I was a little fraternally cranky my brother bishops had skipped the meeting, I might manage to call for a vote exactly when fresh coffee had just been put out
Whenever Mr Condon begins to say, “Anyone listening to the show knows/understands…” (e.g. 26:45 of this podcast) could that be a cue to insert one or more links in the show notes to help ensure the accuracy of his assumption? Without this, these statements tend to convey the idea that The Pillar is a club that is only open to charter members.