Iowa priest theft prompted bishop’s sharp rebuke

Iowa priest theft prompted bishop’s sharp rebuke

An Iowa priest has pleaded guilty to stealing money from a Catholic parish and placing it in a scam investment without consulting or informing the parish finance council.A retired IRS investigator told The Pillar this week that amid a string of priest embezzlement cases across the country in recent years, the case of Father Thomas Thakadipuram is unusual in several ways – including the reaction of a local bishop, who reinforced the gravity of th…