In this broadcast of Hardcore Christianity, host Brother Mike—counselor at the Arizona Deliverance Center in Phoenix—examines the wave of Chapter 11 bankruptcy filings among Catholic dioceses across the United States in response to widespread clergy sexual abuse claims.

Key Takeaways


Chapter 11 Strategy: Explores how dioceses utilize Chapter 11 bankruptcy to manage financial liability, cap payout damages, halt civil discovery proceedings, and restructure operations to maintain daily services.


National Financial Scope: Reviews the multi-billion-dollar cumulative payouts across numerous U.S. dioceses, including landmark settlements in Los Angeles, Rochester, and Buffalo, alongside recent filings triggered by window legislation lifting statutes of limitation.


Critique of Clerical Celibacy: Argues that mandatory celibacy for clergy lacks explicit biblical mandate and creates institutional vulnerabilities regarding pastoral fitness and leadership.


Spiritual Warfare & Deliverance: Attributes systemic abuse issues and unwanted sexual desires to spiritual oppression, advocating for deliverance ministry and spiritual counseling as necessary components of pastoral care.

Scripture & Reference Links


1 Timothy 3:2–4: Leadership qualifications requiring elders and overseers to be above reproach.


Matthew 18:6: Solemn warnings against causing harm or stumble to children.


Luke 8:17: The biblical principle that hidden actions will ultimately be revealed.

In this broadcast of Hardcore Christianity, host Brother Mike&mdash;counselor at the Arizona Deliverance Center in Phoenix&mdash;examines the wave of Chapter 11 bankruptcy filings among Catholic dioceses across the United States in response to widespread clergy sexual abuse claims.
Key Takeaways
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Chapter 11 Strategy: Explores how dioceses utilize Chapter 11 bankruptcy to manage financial liability, cap payout damages, halt civil discovery proceedings, and restructure operations to maintain daily services.
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National Financial Scope: Reviews the multi-billion-dollar cumulative payouts across numerous U.S. dioceses, including landmark settlements in Los Angeles, Rochester, and Buffalo, alongside recent filings triggered by window legislation lifting statutes of limitation.
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Critique of Clerical Celibacy: Argues that mandatory celibacy for clergy lacks explicit biblical mandate and creates institutional vulnerabilities regarding pastoral fitness and leadership.
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Spiritual Warfare &amp; Deliverance: Attributes systemic abuse issues and unwanted sexual desires to spiritual oppression, advocating for deliverance ministry and spiritual counseling as necessary components of pastoral care.
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Scripture &amp; Reference Links
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<a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/%3Fsearch%3D1%2BTimothy%2B3%253A2-4%26version%3DKJV" data-hveid="0" data-ved="0CAAQ_4QMahgKEwiVgeSN6b6WAxUAAAAAHQAAAAAQ1wE">1 Timothy 3:2&ndash;4</a>: Leadership qualifications requiring elders and overseers to be above reproach.
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<a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+18%3A6&amp;version=KJV" data-hveid="0" data-ved="0CAAQ_4QMahgKEwiVgeSN6b6WAxUAAAAAHQAAAAAQ2AE">Matthew 18:6</a>: Solemn warnings against causing harm or stumble to children.
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<a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+8%3A17&amp;version=KJV" data-hveid="0" data-ved="0CAAQ_4QMahgKEwiVgeSN6b6WAxUAAAAAHQAAAAAQ2QE">Luke 8:17</a>: The biblical principle that hidden actions will ultimately be revealed.
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Hardcore Christianity

Acts 26:18/Mark 7:27: “To open the eyes of Christians to turn them from the deception of seducing spirits to the real truth of Christianity. To turn them from the lies of the devil to the Truth of God, that they might understand that evil spirits have over-run the churches in North America & that Christians can be infected (not possessed) with spirits and need deliverance & that they can receive forgiveness of sins, physical healing & deliverance from demonic disease & mental illness & that they can receive an inheritance among those that are sanctified by Faith in Christ & understand that the Children’s Bread of deliverance is for all saints.”

Acts 26:18/Mark 7:27: &ldquo;To open the eyes of Christians to turn them from the deception of seducing spirits to the real truth of Christianity. To turn them from the lies of the devil to the Truth of God, that they might understand that evil spirits have over-run the churches in North America &amp; that Christians can be infected (not possessed) with spirits and need deliverance &amp; that they can receive forgiveness of sins, physical healing &amp; deliverance from demonic disease &amp; mental illness &amp; that they can receive an inheritance among those that are sanctified by Faith in Christ &amp; understand that the Children&rsquo;s Bread of deliverance is for all saints.&rdquo;