A Catholic priest was arrested Wednesday for stealing almost $100,000 in church donations to supplement his personal life, which included traveling and sending money to men he met on gay dating app Grindr.
Monsignor Joseph McLoone on Aug. 21, 2019, who is accused of stealing nearly $100,000 from his parish and spending it on a beach house and men he met on dating apps.Father Joseph McLoone, 56, was charged with felony theft and other related crimes after depositing into a personal account thousands of dollars in donations from parishioners of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Downingtown, Pennsylvania, between 2011 and 2018, according to the Chester County district attorney’s office.
The diverted funds were allegedly contained in a bank account named “St. Joseph Activity Account,” which McLoone opened Nov. 2, 2011 — his first All Souls holiday as pastor of the church. “Father McLoone held a position of leadership and his parishioners trusted him to properly handle their generous donations to the church,” Chester County District Attorney Chief of Staff Charles Gaza wrote in a“Father McLoone violated the trust of the members of St. Joseph’s for his own personal gain.”
In addition to pocketing the All Souls’ collection each year, along with other donations addressed to St. Joseph’s, the district attorney’s office also said McLoone doubled the stipend he collected for saying each mass and performing weddings and funerals., told investigators that he used some of the stolen funds to pay for “personal relationships” with other men, according to an affidavit from the Chester County DA’s office.
GO STRAIGHT TO THE FIRES OF HELL. DO NOT PASS GO. DO NOT COLLECT $200 DOLLARS. SUFFER FOR ETERNITY.👹
Yes its disturbing its not only Preists doing this and there is no consequence the church will buy their way out. The Vatican sets no example it to needs to crumble pedophilia and satism runs rampet throughout the whole system.
Typical Catholic priest
Sick!
...but the diocese covers up for pedophile priests.
Hmm. Thou shall not steal, and thou shall not lay down with other men didn't mean so much to this guy, did it...
Sounds like a catholic.
Upside, he wasn’t abusing children
Probably hittin’ the holy water pretty hard, too...
Judge ye not less ye be judged
Sick
Time to tax the Catholic church
Reparations?
Wow, really? Now will he be prosecuted and sentenced?🤔🤔
This shocks no one
Do not trust a man, only trust in the Lord, never, never and never trust a man
Crápula
Dear Pope Pontifex Please discharge the criminal priest at once, so that he won't tarnish Catholic Church any further. As for the law enforcement go ahead arrest him for court proceedings, if any.
HandtasticHands
I am still trying to figure out how is it that this religion has looked negitively down on gays but alot of their priest are gay
The pope is going to be petty pissed off, the $100,000 could have bought another gemstone for his sacred tiara.
The Catholic Church needs to let priests marry so the priesthood could attract someone other than perverts.
Evangelical Christian Republican. dumpgop
So many grifters, rapists, and pedophiles in the church.
Whatever it takes to spread the word or something.
😂
The Catholic priests are diseased....I can't see the church maintaining trust for its followers...good priests tainted by the scandals..too bad.
Wait, isn’t church against gays ? And he is a priest ? Wow
LMFAO
When are these ignorant people that go without any thought and follow these religious leaders when they're all going to take advantage of them.😯😲😲
Iconic the gays know how to scam the best
So fucked...
AlanLunin Hey, at least he wasn't diddling kids. Incremental improvements.
Most corrupt organization who’s corruption dates back to antiquities.
🐷
Just when you thought Catholic priests were just raping children...
I bet he is a Democrat!
Lol
At my church growing up there was a couple that ran the worship, announcements, and events and it turns out they were embezzling from the church the whole time (stealing money). The pastor told them to leave and never come back. Crazy how things like that happen...
So normal church stuff
Amazing❗️ And a bookie in NJ was caught boosting bets❗️For HIS OWN use❗️😮
Sigh.
HAHAHAHAHA. It's ALWAYS Catholic priests. Holy crap. Seriously, if we can't ban Assault Rifles, can we band These Guys
Meat grinder?
Nooooooo
The stealing part is the sin here,People.
And the Pope wants to open the ministry to gay priest! If willing to commit one sin, all others open for grab because they LIE and tell you all have to do is ask for forgiveness each time! You have to ask for forgiveness AND CHANGE to be saved!
Yt ppl gonna yt ppl
Catholic priest are going straight to hell
This potentially could be right and proper. IF his congregation was mostly gay.
Alleluia!!
I’m becoming convinced all catholic males have been sexually assaulted at some point in their lives 🤷🏽♀️
So: 'Catholic priest gets arrested for acting like a Catholic priest'. That about right?
When are we going to collectively realize that ‘fervently anti-gay’ is synonomous with ‘closeted gay using subterfuge as social camouflage’?
MaryMertes this makes me uncomfy on so many levels.
Another so called 'chosen one'.
The lord moves in mysterious ways.
At least he was still being humble and getting down on his knees. KeepTheFaith HailSatan
Not surprised 🙄🙄
I'm trying to muster the wherewithal to be shocked. I grew up in Philadelphia. Nope, can't find it.
Ahhh religion
He’s a Grindrman Grindr man by bmgp
Fix It Jesus!
Another big surprise.
NBC29 What the actual 🤦🏻♀️
Take him to MCC. Good jailhouse.
At least they were over 18.
It's always the sanctimonious hypocrites.
This is completely unprecedented.
Sendbhim to jail to get ripped a new arse hole. Oh wait. That will be doing it a favor.
I guess the plus side is no little boys were hurt...
Sounds like typical Christian's to me. When the Christian community starts taking actual action against the racism, bigotry, hate, violence, and corruption that plagues them,I will have nothing nice to say about them. They, Christians, know damn well what is happening. comllicit
They usually molest kids, so it’s good to know he’s only a thief and a liar.
Praiseworthy intentions indeed according to the Catholic Church
Go catholics, you must be so proud!
catholics are sick AF
Where was the oversight? Accounting? WTF?
And so many are upset about drag story hour..........
Another Catholic priest. No surprise. These bastards break more commandments—just burn them all.
Wow. Just wow. How many more “Christians” are out there abusing humanity? Not against Christians but it sure seems like the people most loudly decrying the sinfulness of sex are the ones perpetrating sex crimes.
NativePalate Funding Twinks.
Yepp......he's DEFINITELY A CHOSEN ONE!
Is there a catholic priest who isnt queer
Swindling believers. That's what religion is all about.
Why do people keep stepping on the 'religious rights' toes The GOP/KGB are getting tired of religious persecution!!!! TRUTH!!!!!
Another church, another priest
Ugggggggh!
Celibate right?
That is so wrong. He needs to pay the money back.
In Visalia I have live so much crime of human trafficking and I don't find my way to see my rights in being safe as it is my rights on my son. Is that heavy that includes police
What a perfect metaphor for the RCC hierarchy (and a lot of the faithful). Don’t give a damn about rapist or child molesters or even homosexual priests. Until they start stealing church money
😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡
ChampB50 This priest is the culprit and he will face the music I can already hear. It is pointless and offensive to attack the whole church or the Pope. If we plan on winning in 2020, remember that out of 70 million catholics in the USA majority vote democrat. We need every vote!
Sick
Wonder how keen you are to run scandalous articles on leaders of others faiths?
There should be an independent person, separate from the individual churches, responsible for the cash donations.
At least it's not children....
Why is anyone shocked by this?
WTF? Organized religion is so in the dumpster. It must be the end times for sure.
Yeah, go to the booth to ask Jesus for the forgiveness, and then do it again and go to the booth again. Next time, just go straight to the booth and ask the father to go along for the doubled fun.
Atleast he used it.
1helpamerica All churches do this
Sounds like the righteous thing to do.
At least he wasn't a pedo.
Are they more upset that he stole or that he donated it on gay men?
Lol 😝
seemva1 It’s sad that this news isn’t even the slightest bit shocking. ☹️
Which surprises no one
A men of god!!what a joke!!
Ya don't say.
I thought funds went to pay for the lawsuits.
They should be able to marry, maybe that way they will stop molesting children
Locou9 Another reason I’m atheist.
He stuffed his bank account with righteous dollar bills CageTheElephant
Father Ted remake for 2020?
terri4pta Reminds me of Stephen King.
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
We should all humbly pray for revival!
😔
At least it was with an adult Meanwhile back at the Vatican ...
ReLOLigious
Love is a many splendid thing
Cmon guys the lord has given me a blessing...cast them aside, all who use your name in vane ...ridiculous
Duh. Yes f course he did.
Has Pontifex pope hypocrite commented? Maybe he's welcoming thousands of immigrants to the Vatican. He loves to give his opinion about many things but can't get his own church in order.
Standard.
Woodyman502 And?! What’s the news that you are reporting?
THE REPUBLI-CONS USE THE BIBLE TO HIDE BEHIND, THEY WIPE THEIR BUTTS ON IT .!! THEY USE - GOD TO PUSH THEIR CRUEL, RACISTS AGENDA.!!
Shocked I tell ya....shocked. GOP and those of faith, ok not all of them but far more than they would have you think project the very thing they accuse the non faith based of doing
So many cases of corruption, pedophiles, stealing, homosexuality...and people still give money to these people!?
I thing this priest never reads his bible, go to hell
eh, what else is new.
A much better spending than what the church would gonna do with it. But seriously i think christians are more concerned with the fact that he's gay not that he stole a bunch of money
it was part of “gods plan for him”🙄. I’m sure three Hail Marys ought to do it? At least he stayed away from the alter boys .....the Catholic Church is so wealthy , they won’t miss it !
Use that money to buy priests a good prostitute. Hopefully that will cut down the number of nuns and children they rape.
I guess steeling 💰from the church is better than raping 12 year old boys.
He seems nice.🙄
Yet people still give money to these frauds
Dead bodies, pedos, embezzlement. Hmmm...
He seems nice. And Godly. Very Godly.
Hey! At least they weren’t boys.
Tax churches now.
I want my donations back
Priesthood breeds either homosexuality or promiscuity. Celibacy is a hoax
I will say it again...organized religion will not exist in the Western Hemisphere a century from now. Hell its so ridiculous I can’t fathom how it exists even today.
Why bother, he could just have gotten elected President and achieved the same result without fear of prosecution.
taxthechurches
The devils at work 24/7 Paula_White right ?
EliotETC
There’s a shocker
Church!
It isn't the priest, it's the dating app. We should ban them all!
Raise your hand if this surprises you... no one? Right.
Typical!
Everyone knows Hot Jesus is the best Jesus.
wtf
Well atleast it wasnt for little boys
BhawnaMohile at least he spread the joy, not buy himself another jet
Not surprised by the things people do anymore
OMG!
This might be the worst thing a Catholic priest has ever done.
oh god
Catholic church needs to disolve,Priest are around Men Regularly they assumed those are Normal tendencies;They need to Allowed them to have Women in their lives,God said to Multiplies and filled the Earth
He also blew his career in the Church!
Thoughts and prayers
Ain’t religion grand?
Hey, at least it was not 'boys' this time....
Folks need to stop choosing which scripture to follow 🤔 why people stop animal offerings but still tithe?
Great sorrow awaits you Religious Scholars Frauds & Pretenders! You eat up the widow’s money w/your prayers Because of this... You Will receive a greater judgment 🔥🔥🔥 ✦ JesusChrist Matthew 23:14 Liberal Conservative republican democrat Christians Christianity
Hello RCs, Catholics. This mans' God is not omnipresent. He can do things behind his own god. It also means his god is not always there to protect him. Come to Jesus Christ. Confess and repent. Get cleaned up at the cross. Then ask Holy Spirit to be with you, who will be with u.
It's upsetting that this is not shocking. It's worse that the penalty is not more harse. The victim toll is extensive in these cases from the violated to the parishioners.
Pontifex_es por el amor De Dios esto con los padres debe de acabar
Wtf? Just. WTF? 🤦♀️
Ppl will still sell their soul for 30 pieces of silver.
Judy7kay Blessed are the gullible for they will keep us clergy in clover for life! Blessed are the paedophilic clergy for they will have a constant supply of victims!
And the Catholic church still gets a free pass as with all Christian cults no matter what their label!. It's full of holier than thou phonies thinking their Faith Makes them special while in the back ground more than this guy is breaking the life style rules they preach!
Why I stopped giving ... I am not paying for lawyer bills and this... the church has lost its way.
TheRascal2010 The RCC needs to let priests marry, frock women, stop persecuting LGBTQ people and get on board with birth control if it wants to attract leadership that has any moral fortitude.
Lock him up. What a jerk.
Why did he have to be so secretive about his sexual orienta - ooooh that's right, Catholic Church is stuck in 1674.
And this is why I stopped going to church......always demanding money and it never goes where needed.
😂😂😂
Upon this rock I will build my only men can be priests Church.
The Cath church thinks this is an emergency. Their money is at risk. Raping and destroying children? That the Cath church is fine with.
I mean the church steals money. Least he stole from the twats 😂 as for the meeting a gay man who gives a shit?
Another priest who is about as Christian as Don the Con DonaldJesusTrump
Well at least it wasn’t a kid !! This is the Catholic Church’s version of rehab .... Meanwhile back at the Vatican ...
gol_mia that guy’s extremely cool
At least he's been caught.
When your religion bans you from screwing, you look for alternatives
The church will defend him
Jesus saves. Priests spend.
The church has the power to change celibacy among their priests. They reduce all the sexual issues faced by the church. Marriage only to God or Jesus is not working.
Churches should be rated “R” for kids.
Priests have been gay forever.
The Catholic Church has defended their miscreant priests and nuns for far too long. Parishioners should demand better by withholding tithes and boycotting Mass until the church fixes its house. Supporting a church that causes so much hurt is more wrong than right.
😂😂😂😂😂😂
It’s sad to say, but since he’s gay he should have never joined the priesthood. The Church has zero acceptance for gay people. He ended up stealing from the Church, HIS choice, to be in relationships. Now you have ignorant people equating being gay with pedophiles in the church.
ItsMikeLuso As a lifelong, and practicing catholic, I am disgusted by the evil that has been ignored & covered up by the church. The tenant that priests can’t be married is ridiculous. It is time to take a stand and demand accountability.
People need to abandon all religions
The Catholic Church will kick him out quick! His victim is too old.
peacelovinMimi I guess that's what God wanted him to do. taxreligions
only thing missing is the MAGA hat
So he didn’t molest children? That makes him better than 80% of catholic priest.
Wowwwwww that headline goes from bad to worse
As one does
Another one Good lord
Hahahahah i swear religious people are the worse
yo VP Pence come get ya boi
SHOCKING .....NOT
Wow...
TullyTippyJosie A priest named Joseph McLoone, put the money in a bank account named “St. Joseph Activity Account”. That’s priceless! 😂 😂
Religion sometimes SUCKS, and that’s literally!
For the Lord.
He will burn in hell for eternity...
Shocking!!! (NOT); Is he a Cardinal yet?
These perv miscreants have no shame about hiding within the ranks of the flock.
You can see the devil in him!!!
Being a priest isn’t a calling. It’s a business. And just like any other kind of business, it’s always about money. Oh and sex. All the sex.
Love it😁
NO NO NO i am not surprised 🥴😉😛
the catholic church, ladies and gentlemen...
He was gonna suck the demons out.
😳😆🤣😂😜
Truly shocking. 🙄
Rob from the rich and give to the whose.
Hello Trump team!
Classic religion.
Is it ever NOT Catholic priests? EVER?
“And no religion too”....J. Lennon...now more than ever.
Atleast he wasn’t using the money to pay off the families of lil boys he was sleeping with
And I'll lay hard cash he's a Trump voter.
We are all sinners but my goodness!
He's not poofing kids....so kind of a win
At least they were men.
Let’s keep it a twig and two berries boys club Sick
Sad.
$100,000 in tax free church donations.
The Catholic priests are finally being called out for abuse of children, this has been going on forever from what I’ve heard. I guess this guy is not abusing kids but stealing from a church is pretty low.
chickilopiccolo You mean ANOTHER ...
Padre is living his best life.
There seems to be a pattern here... I just can’t figure it out yet.
docrocktex26
Disturbing? It's downright criminal.
So what y’all saying is if he was smashing kids and not stealing the church would make sure he got transferred at worst?
I thank God every day for my life and my family. And I don’t need a priest to do it.
Ahhhhhh Christianity the biggest contradiction on the the planet. Just let them marry............ something
So it's the whole do as I say, not as I do, Bible passage that everyone misunderstands. Kewl.
craigmatsuda How come I meet nothin' but cheapskates?
MaryKeithBare1 The Catholic Church is having a hard time, perhaps it needs a stiff broom to clear up the mess.
🤣🤣🤣 WHAT
duh.
He probably had a wide stance
Sad to say I’m starting to think I shouldn’t call myself catholic anymore . To many pedophiles and thief’s
Another feather in the hat of the Catholic Church. Despicable
Say three Hail Marys and all your sins will be forgiven
Time for confession!
SURPRISE
I am sooooo shocked, about the app thing
All Catholic priests steal money from their followers, that's their foundation.
rhill41 Glad I was sitting down when I read this.
Suckers 😂😂
Of course he did.
Isn't it about time we start TAXING churches?
Oh Snap👎😤💥👊⚡
JFC 👇 'McLoone replaced Monsignor William Lynn as pastor of the church in 2011 after Lynn was arrested for concealing other priests’ child sex abuse while he worked for the Archdiocese of Pennsylvania.'
His expression says really?!!! 😂😂😂
Jesus Christ smh
Defrock!
docrocktex26 No!
mrmjd1 you catholic’s at it again
Wonder what my very catholic mother would say if I hooked up with a priest I met on Grindr
Sexual assaulting kids and now stealing church donations these Catholic priests are monsters.
But I am told not to eat meat on Fridays
Don't you just love God's workers? NOT!
NeedsToGoToConfession if there was ever SUCH a strong case...
Before we condemn this man let's all stop and think. Maybe this was just god's plan for how the money should be spent.
I'm not even surprised anymore.
Erasmus would love this stuff.
Catholic Church is becoming a incubator for corruption . Here’s the fun fact homosexuality is apart of nature and the Catholic Church hates gays yet their own priest are gay and or touching little boys and girls .
Churches should pay taxes if for no other reason than to cover the public costs of the police and prosecutors necessary to keep their staff in line.
Par for the course for conservative priests.
Very disturbing
Shiiii where was he when I was a ho ?
Cant make this up
Either that or the altar boys.🙄
And the previous priest was arrested for assaulting young boys .. Why I detest organized religion and giving any man the reverence folks do. sinners
That's why you don't let homosexuals near the church, and when they infiltrate, you exfiltrate them
the Catholic church should be desolved.. top to bottom crooks & perverts
He wants the lifestyle of the rich and pious
Obama is on Grindr..he was following some dude!
How is this different from what the Church would normally spend its money on?
Rinse and repeat
The sad thing is some moron is praying for him somewhere
vowofpoverty
This is why I'm agnostic.
Lol I am sure he used to talk shit about people he deems not fit to go to heaven
The church is just angry because he was dating adults when children are so much cheaper.
Philadelphia seems quite popular for these criminals how many have been reassigned only to spread their crimes to unsuspecting victims
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