hold this cut behold the atheists
nightmare these were the moments that
rocked some religions to their very core
the banana and the hand op perfectly
made one for the other welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top ten religious
scandals for this list will be ranking
high-profile and widespread scandals
that had some serious repercussions
within their respective religious
institutions number 10 Jim and Tammy
Faye Baker rape and fraud scandals I
never asked for a scandal and I’m never
gonna shut my mouth about this
televangelism has proven popular and
lucrative since the 1950s with a number
of high-profile preachers like Rex
Humbert and WV grant achieving massive
financial success Jim and Tammy Faye
Baker were even more popular running
their praise the Lord or PTL Club
ministry / TV show from the 70s to the
1980s scandal arose when Jim was alleged
to have raped his church secretary
Jessica Hahn the PTL ran into further
problems when the Baker’s were accused
of defrauding their flock of donations
for heritage USA a Christian theme park
allegedly the Baker’s pocketed the
excess funds and promised hotel stays
that could not be fulfilled Jim was
sentenced to 45 years in prison serving
only five while Tammy Faye divorced him
during his incarceration number nine
Mother Teresa’s motivations and charity
scandal to her the convent and the
Catechism mattered more than the clinic
Albanian Indian nun and missionary
mother Teresa founded the missionaries
of charity and did a large part of her
work in India where her organization ran
hospices and assistance programs for the
poor and sick in 2015 however Mohan
Bhagwat the head of a Hindu nationalist
group criticized Teresa’s legacy citing
suspected ulterior motives to convert
those she helped to Christianity
journalist Christopher Hitchens had
expressed similar denunciations saying
the Teresa’s perceived altruism was in
fact a ruse he alleged that she wished
to advocate suffering and not to save
people from the hardships of poverty
others held mother Teresa accountable
for misusing
funds and delivering poor medical
assistance accusations that fail to
impact your declaration of sainthood by
the Vatican in 2016
why are you not boiling water and
sterilizing your needles says there’s no
point number eight Gilbert day at child
abduction and trafficking scandal this
kenyan evangelist ran into controversy
soon after establishing his gilbert de m
ministries in the united kingdom in the
late 1990s dia who refers to himself as
the Archbishop of Peckham has made many
claims over the course of his career for
example he sold olive oil by suggesting
it had the infused holy power to combat
cancer and HIV the most serious
allegations against daya and his wife
Mary daya however were those involving
child trafficking and abduction tied to
his ministry’s promised to assist
infertile couples marry day was arrested
in 2004 and bishop daya was apprehended
two years later after it was revealed
that they had stolen children from a
nairobi Maternity Hospital
and presented them as miracle babies
number six but Zaitsev up a herpe
scandal the practice of male
circumcision is an ancient covenant of
the Jewish faith dating back to the
religions foundation Medici Pope a is a
traditional form of circumcision that
became newsworthy in the early 2000s
when a number of Israeli and New York
City infants were diagnosed with herpes
critics claimed the virus was
transmitted by the moil during this
process this is due largely to the fact
that Mitsuba pay involves Lamoille
sucking the blood from the circumcision
before bandaging the area
New York’s Department of Health later
responded by passing a regulation
requiring that all parents recognize the
health risks associated with medida by
pay and sign a consent form before
proceeding with the ritual number 6
creflo dollar Gulfstream jet and
domestic violence scandals truth is that
a family conversation with our youngest
daughter got emotional in 2014 the
Atlanta based evangelist creflo dollar
came under fire when he asked for
donations to purchase a six
million-dollar Gulfstream jet which he
stated he would use to spread the
ministry of his non-denominational world
changers church international if I want
to believe gone for sixty-five million
dollar plane cannot stop me
prior to that in 2012 a more serious
accusation of domestic violence was made
against the minister by his teenage
daughter dollar was arrested for battery
after his daughter claimed she was
choked and punched by her father at
their home the altercation actually
stems from an argument over the 15 year
old attending a party the charge was
later dropped after dollar who
maintained that he was innocent
completed a required anger management
course I should have never been arrested
number 5 mount Cashel orphanage child
sex abuse scandal the mount Cashel
orphanage was a home for wards of the
state
located in Saint John’s Newfoundland
which took in young children for decades
starting in the 1950s
unfortunately the orphanage is largely
remembered for the scandal that
eventually forced it to close its doors
in 1990 it was revealed that over 300
residents had been abused by staff
members of the Christian Brothers of
Ireland in Canada during their time at
Mount Cashel this sex abuse scandal was
the largest in Canadian history and one
of the largest worldwide
it was made all the more troubling given
the fact that many religious and local
authorities knew of the abuse and had
paid off several victims in my opinion
we’ve just scratched the surface I mean
there’s a lot of people out there that
haven’t even come forward there’s a lot
of people have to read have settled
already and are still living with this
because you never shake this number for
Bishop Eddie Long sex scandal because
men are being feminized and women are
becoming masculine in 2010 the New Birth
Missionary Baptist Church into Cobb
County Georgia became a center for
scandal multiple male parishioner
stepped forward with lawsuits claiming
that new births Bishop Eddie Long a
crusader against gay marriage during his
ministry’s have pressured them into
sexual relations when they were in their
teens I don’t trust nobody I will not
trust anybody I’m have to go to a lot of
therapy sessions I know I will the
lawsuits detailed that long had plied
the young boys with presents and trips
in exchange for sex long denied the
claims via his attorney and in prepared
statements he eventually resolved
out-of-court with the plaintiffs though
details remain confidential
why did you settle the case the ohh
gambling song gotta know when to hold it
know when to fold it know when to walk
away
number three Jimmy Swaggart sex scandal
I have sinned against you my lord and I
would ask that your precious Jimmy Lee
swagger was a well-known televangelist
in the 1980s and a minister of the
Pentecostal Christian denomination known
as the Assemblies of God Swaggart
success and notoriety came under fire in
the public eye however when the preacher
became involved in a sex scandal with a
prostitute this ultimately led the
assembly to strip him of his ability to
practice religious ordinances Swaggart’s
struggled during the scandal reached its
peak when in 1988 he addressed his wife
and congregation in a choked up
confession it was watched on television
by millions and served as one of the
most memorable moments of the 80s
televangelist boom mr. kentley number 2
the Vatican leaks scandal the Vatican
leaks scandal or vatileaks received
significant public attention when a book
by Italian journalist Gianluigi Nuzzi
entitled his holiness the secret papers
of benedict xvi was released the book
contained letters between pope benedict
xvi and his personal secretary that
exposed stories of financial corruption
including bribery further fuel was added
to the fire when an internal vatican
investigation revealed the church
outsiders had blackmailed homosexual
clergymen ultimately Pope Benedict
resigned his position in February of
2013 the first time in almost 600 years
that a pope had done so before we unveil
our number one pick here are some
honorable mentions La Cosa Nostra s
assistant Ariat o contest Otto ma lost I
saw Roberto Calvi persona capacity I
conduct a census crouppen Mike Jones is
standing by his stunning allegations
that Reverend Haggard paid him for sex
at a once a month for three years as
well as for methamphetamines that is God
penetrating your heart it’s burning on
the inside of you and you need to make a
vow of faith of $1,000 number 1 the
Boston sexual abuse scandal
Cardinal law and the Boston archdiocese
are defendants in 25 of those lawsuits
accused of negligence for not properly
supervising Gagan the Academy
award-winning 2015 film spotlight takes
inspiration from this series of news
reports first published in 2002 by
journalists at the Boston Globe we’ve
got two stories here we’re gonna story
about the generate clergy and we’ve got
a story about a bunch of lawyers turning
child abuse into a cottage industry the
articles brought to light accusations by
a number of plaintiffs of sexual abuse
against Catholic priests in the
Archdiocese of Boston some of whom said
their tales of abuse went all the way
back to their childhood that abuse was
happening during the time that I was
growing up in discovering Who I am as a
person this series of articles assured
in even more claims as more alleged
victims came forward perhaps most
notable was the criticism that landed at
the feet of the church itself the
institution was accused of covering up
these crimes
having reappointed the incriminated
pastors to other parishes in order to
protect its reputation
now that globe investigation into court
documents revealed that the church knew
a great deal about Gagan and his
offenses at the time they were committed
do you agree with our list which
religious scandal shocked you the most
for more controversial top 10s published
every day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com we’ve seen midgets grow
we’ve seen arms and legs that stopped
going because the grow cells that stop
none dead about such I don’t make this
stuff up
you
nightmare these were the moments that
rocked some religions to their very core
the banana and the hand op perfectly
made one for the other welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top ten religious
scandals for this list will be ranking
high-profile and widespread scandals
that had some serious repercussions
within their respective religious
institutions number 10 Jim and Tammy
Faye Baker rape and fraud scandals I
never asked for a scandal and I’m never
gonna shut my mouth about this
televangelism has proven popular and
lucrative since the 1950s with a number
of high-profile preachers like Rex
Humbert and WV grant achieving massive
financial success Jim and Tammy Faye
Baker were even more popular running
their praise the Lord or PTL Club
ministry / TV show from the 70s to the
1980s scandal arose when Jim was alleged
to have raped his church secretary
Jessica Hahn the PTL ran into further
problems when the Baker’s were accused
of defrauding their flock of donations
for heritage USA a Christian theme park
allegedly the Baker’s pocketed the
excess funds and promised hotel stays
that could not be fulfilled Jim was
sentenced to 45 years in prison serving
only five while Tammy Faye divorced him
during his incarceration number nine
Mother Teresa’s motivations and charity
scandal to her the convent and the
Catechism mattered more than the clinic
Albanian Indian nun and missionary
mother Teresa founded the missionaries
of charity and did a large part of her
work in India where her organization ran
hospices and assistance programs for the
poor and sick in 2015 however Mohan
Bhagwat the head of a Hindu nationalist
group criticized Teresa’s legacy citing
suspected ulterior motives to convert
those she helped to Christianity
journalist Christopher Hitchens had
expressed similar denunciations saying
the Teresa’s perceived altruism was in
fact a ruse he alleged that she wished
to advocate suffering and not to save
people from the hardships of poverty
others held mother Teresa accountable
for misusing
funds and delivering poor medical
assistance accusations that fail to
impact your declaration of sainthood by
the Vatican in 2016
why are you not boiling water and
sterilizing your needles says there’s no
point number eight Gilbert day at child
abduction and trafficking scandal this
kenyan evangelist ran into controversy
soon after establishing his gilbert de m
ministries in the united kingdom in the
late 1990s dia who refers to himself as
the Archbishop of Peckham has made many
claims over the course of his career for
example he sold olive oil by suggesting
it had the infused holy power to combat
cancer and HIV the most serious
allegations against daya and his wife
Mary daya however were those involving
child trafficking and abduction tied to
his ministry’s promised to assist
infertile couples marry day was arrested
in 2004 and bishop daya was apprehended
two years later after it was revealed
that they had stolen children from a
nairobi Maternity Hospital
and presented them as miracle babies
number six but Zaitsev up a herpe
scandal the practice of male
circumcision is an ancient covenant of
the Jewish faith dating back to the
religions foundation Medici Pope a is a
traditional form of circumcision that
became newsworthy in the early 2000s
when a number of Israeli and New York
City infants were diagnosed with herpes
critics claimed the virus was
transmitted by the moil during this
process this is due largely to the fact
that Mitsuba pay involves Lamoille
sucking the blood from the circumcision
before bandaging the area
New York’s Department of Health later
responded by passing a regulation
requiring that all parents recognize the
health risks associated with medida by
pay and sign a consent form before
proceeding with the ritual number 6
creflo dollar Gulfstream jet and
domestic violence scandals truth is that
a family conversation with our youngest
daughter got emotional in 2014 the
Atlanta based evangelist creflo dollar
came under fire when he asked for
donations to purchase a six
million-dollar Gulfstream jet which he
stated he would use to spread the
ministry of his non-denominational world
changers church international if I want
to believe gone for sixty-five million
dollar plane cannot stop me
prior to that in 2012 a more serious
accusation of domestic violence was made
against the minister by his teenage
daughter dollar was arrested for battery
after his daughter claimed she was
choked and punched by her father at
their home the altercation actually
stems from an argument over the 15 year
old attending a party the charge was
later dropped after dollar who
maintained that he was innocent
completed a required anger management
course I should have never been arrested
number 5 mount Cashel orphanage child
sex abuse scandal the mount Cashel
orphanage was a home for wards of the
state
located in Saint John’s Newfoundland
which took in young children for decades
starting in the 1950s
unfortunately the orphanage is largely
remembered for the scandal that
eventually forced it to close its doors
in 1990 it was revealed that over 300
residents had been abused by staff
members of the Christian Brothers of
Ireland in Canada during their time at
Mount Cashel this sex abuse scandal was
the largest in Canadian history and one
of the largest worldwide
it was made all the more troubling given
the fact that many religious and local
authorities knew of the abuse and had
paid off several victims in my opinion
we’ve just scratched the surface I mean
there’s a lot of people out there that
haven’t even come forward there’s a lot
of people have to read have settled
already and are still living with this
because you never shake this number for
Bishop Eddie Long sex scandal because
men are being feminized and women are
becoming masculine in 2010 the New Birth
Missionary Baptist Church into Cobb
County Georgia became a center for
scandal multiple male parishioner
stepped forward with lawsuits claiming
that new births Bishop Eddie Long a
crusader against gay marriage during his
ministry’s have pressured them into
sexual relations when they were in their
teens I don’t trust nobody I will not
trust anybody I’m have to go to a lot of
therapy sessions I know I will the
lawsuits detailed that long had plied
the young boys with presents and trips
in exchange for sex long denied the
claims via his attorney and in prepared
statements he eventually resolved
out-of-court with the plaintiffs though
details remain confidential
why did you settle the case the ohh
gambling song gotta know when to hold it
know when to fold it know when to walk
away
number three Jimmy Swaggart sex scandal
I have sinned against you my lord and I
would ask that your precious Jimmy Lee
swagger was a well-known televangelist
in the 1980s and a minister of the
Pentecostal Christian denomination known
as the Assemblies of God Swaggart
success and notoriety came under fire in
the public eye however when the preacher
became involved in a sex scandal with a
prostitute this ultimately led the
assembly to strip him of his ability to
practice religious ordinances Swaggart’s
struggled during the scandal reached its
peak when in 1988 he addressed his wife
and congregation in a choked up
confession it was watched on television
by millions and served as one of the
most memorable moments of the 80s
televangelist boom mr. kentley number 2
the Vatican leaks scandal the Vatican
leaks scandal or vatileaks received
significant public attention when a book
by Italian journalist Gianluigi Nuzzi
entitled his holiness the secret papers
of benedict xvi was released the book
contained letters between pope benedict
xvi and his personal secretary that
exposed stories of financial corruption
including bribery further fuel was added
to the fire when an internal vatican
investigation revealed the church
outsiders had blackmailed homosexual
clergymen ultimately Pope Benedict
resigned his position in February of
2013 the first time in almost 600 years
that a pope had done so before we unveil
our number one pick here are some
honorable mentions La Cosa Nostra s
assistant Ariat o contest Otto ma lost I
saw Roberto Calvi persona capacity I
conduct a census crouppen Mike Jones is
standing by his stunning allegations
that Reverend Haggard paid him for sex
at a once a month for three years as
well as for methamphetamines that is God
penetrating your heart it’s burning on
the inside of you and you need to make a
vow of faith of $1,000 number 1 the
Boston sexual abuse scandal
Cardinal law and the Boston archdiocese
are defendants in 25 of those lawsuits
accused of negligence for not properly
supervising Gagan the Academy
award-winning 2015 film spotlight takes
inspiration from this series of news
reports first published in 2002 by
journalists at the Boston Globe we’ve
got two stories here we’re gonna story
about the generate clergy and we’ve got
a story about a bunch of lawyers turning
child abuse into a cottage industry the
articles brought to light accusations by
a number of plaintiffs of sexual abuse
against Catholic priests in the
Archdiocese of Boston some of whom said
their tales of abuse went all the way
back to their childhood that abuse was
happening during the time that I was
growing up in discovering Who I am as a
person this series of articles assured
in even more claims as more alleged
victims came forward perhaps most
notable was the criticism that landed at
the feet of the church itself the
institution was accused of covering up
these crimes
having reappointed the incriminated
pastors to other parishes in order to
protect its reputation
now that globe investigation into court
documents revealed that the church knew
a great deal about Gagan and his
offenses at the time they were committed
do you agree with our list which
religious scandal shocked you the most
for more controversial top 10s published
every day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com we’ve seen midgets grow
we’ve seen arms and legs that stopped
going because the grow cells that stop
none dead about such I don’t make this
stuff up
you
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