Church leaders would do well to pay attention to this fraud lawsuit against a Michigan archdiocese.
In this update, Church Law & Tax Editor and Attorney-at-Law Matthew Branaugh highlights a fraud lawsuit out of Michigan to explain the risks of churches raising money for one thing, only to spend it for something else.
The key lesson centers on the idea that a legal doctrine known as “ecclesiastical abstention,” may not always shield churches and church leaders from lawsuits, particularly in financial matters.
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