Q. 1. What are the sins of the clergy?

A. 1. Sins of the clergy are any action that opposes the teachings of God that are found in the Holy Bible or in the writings of the Catholic Church. The “clergy” is defined as a male who has been ordained as a Minister of the Word of God in the Catholic Church, be it a priest, a Bishop, a Cardinal or the Pope.

The following consist of some of those sins that are frequently mentioned in the media:

Abortion (promotes),
Accomplice to sex crimes by covering up,
Adultery,
Alcoholism,
Arrogance,
Assault (physical abuse),
Assault (touching sexually),
Birth Control (promotes),
Concealing clergical sins,
Deception,
Defending clergical sins,
Fellatio,
Fornication,
Freemason (membership),
Greed (wealth),
Harboring a criminal,
Hell related threats,
Homosexuality,
Homosexuality with Seminarians,
Indecent exposures,
Internet sex crimes,
Liturgical abuse,
Lying,
Mass stipend abuse,
Money Laundering,
Murder,
Pedophilia,
Pornography,
Prostitution,
Rape of underage Boys (anal intercourse),
Rape of underage Girls,
Same sex marriage (support),
Sexual abuse of boys,
Sexual abuse of girls,
Silence (regarding clergical sins),
Sterilization (support),
Theft,
Theft of Church funds,
Threatening to kill minors who talk,
Vow of Chastity broken,
Vow of Obedience broken,
Vow of Poverty broken.