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THIS kind of thing has become so commonplace that it rarely gets reported on in the secular news anymore. Ever since the nazi pope ratzinger took over as chief antiChrist in the roman cult of mary, it seems like the local "fathers" are saying "it's every man for himself." 
That kind of thing would NEVER happen at Landover Baptist Church. We take certain measures....Enough said. 
Priest indicted in Edgewater church theft
Rev. Steven Patte allegedly stole more than $10,000 from St. Ita's
A Chicago-area Roman Catholic priest was charged Friday with stealing from his former North Side parish.
Rev. Steven Patte, 64, pleaded not guilty in Cook County Circuit Judge William Lacy's courtroom to charges of theft, money laundering and other financial crimes.
The eight-count indictment charged Patte stole a little more than $12,000 from St. Ita's Parish in Edgewater between May 2004 and July 2005.
A Chicago police detective who belonged to the parish's finance committee grew suspicious about accounting discrepancies and placed a marked $100 bill in the collection plate, sources familiar with the case said.
Later, when the bill disappeared, Patte was confronted and allegedly admitted that he took the money for his personal use, the sources said.
In March 2006, Patte left St. Ita's as part of a routine reassignment and went to St. Emily's Parish in Mt. Prospect. Officials at St. Ita's later discovered a budget surplus had evaporated and the church had debts totaling $400,000, according to the sources.
Authorities said much of the debt is likely because of mismanagement after the finance committee was dissolved.
Patte stepped down from St. Emily's last month and is living in a private residence, according to Susan Burritt, a spokeswoman for the Archdiocese of Chicago.
Patte was arraigned and released Friday.
Rev. Steven Patte allegedly stole more than $10,000 from St. Ita's
A Chicago-area Roman Catholic priest was charged Friday with stealing from his former North Side parish.
Rev. Steven Patte, 64, pleaded not guilty in Cook County Circuit Judge William Lacy's courtroom to charges of theft, money laundering and other financial crimes.
The eight-count indictment charged Patte stole a little more than $12,000 from St. Ita's Parish in Edgewater between May 2004 and July 2005.
A Chicago police detective who belonged to the parish's finance committee grew suspicious about accounting discrepancies and placed a marked $100 bill in the collection plate, sources familiar with the case said.
Later, when the bill disappeared, Patte was confronted and allegedly admitted that he took the money for his personal use, the sources said.
In March 2006, Patte left St. Ita's as part of a routine reassignment and went to St. Emily's Parish in Mt. Prospect. Officials at St. Ita's later discovered a budget surplus had evaporated and the church had debts totaling $400,000, according to the sources.
Authorities said much of the debt is likely because of mismanagement after the finance committee was dissolved.
Patte stepped down from St. Emily's last month and is living in a private residence, according to Susan Burritt, a spokeswoman for the Archdiocese of Chicago.
Patte was arraigned and released Friday.
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