About the embezzlement of the former chief priest

About the embezzlement of the former chief priest and his wife

I'm the chief priest, but I live a little far from the temple.

Since the chief priest up until now has become elderly, and relatives were unable to take over, they came from another place as a new chief priest couple.
They are also working hard to clean up the temple. I am happy when the parishioners say that the dirty temple has also been cleaned up.

However, the former chief priest and his wife have been sitting in the temple the whole time, and the new chief priest and his wife have been commuting from their condominium for over a year.

However, recently, the former chief priest and his wife suddenly moved, so when they went to the temple, it was such a terrible disaster that they were unable to do temple duties at the original temple, such as disposing of the oversized garbage left behind by the former chief priest, and it became difficult for my heart while going there. Thanks to you, the temple has gradually become more beautiful compared to before, and the only salvation is that the parishioners say thank you.

The problem is that it seems that it has already become a rumor among fellow parishioners, but it seems that when the former chief priest and his wife moved, they disposed of all the lists of parishioners involved in the operation and accounting of the temple, computer data, accounting ledgers, etc. for decades in the past from last year's and left.

Of course, there are no annual donations of about 3 million left at the temple, such as annual membership fees and donations. It seems like they didn't put what they should have put on the account and put it in their own pocket. If calculated by tenure of office, it means that 100 million yen or more was embezzled without filing a tax return, such as tax evasion or clothing. The tax office has also joined many times, and heavy added tax has been imposed.

No matter how old I am, there is nothing but disappointment.

Even if I try to do it seriously, the offerings and offerings disappear, making it very difficult.

the president decided by the former chief priest? They are still close to the former chief priest, and it seems that they also paid a large amount of retirement allowance close to 100 million yen to the former chief priest, but they are troubling the new chief priest by telling them to continue to pay a fixed salary in the future to the former chief priest who has retired.

I'm trying my best to protect the temple in the future, but I'm even wondering if it would be better to quit already. I myself have no strength, and I can't do anything, so why should I give it to my husband who is the chief priest?

Are there any examples like this at other temples? Is this normal in the temple world? Are there any charges for embezzlement, tax evasion, or concealment?

3 Zen Responses

The temple is not the chief priest's private property. Report to Motoyama and consult with a law professional

No... there's no way this is normal.
I was quite surprised to read it.

Your husband is the current chief priest, isn't he?
First, temples are religious corporations, and the chief priest is the representative officer. I think there are also responsible officers. While there are representatives and responsible officers, no matter how much the former chief priest instructs the president, they should not be able to do anything selfish about the temple (corporation).

Also, if there is a large amount of tax evasion or embezzlement, and it has been carried out over many years, there must be false documents. Are retirement amounts written that way in Teranori? Was that decided at the board meeting? It seems that corporate accounting management wasn't done properly either... (Normally, it is managed by a corporation, so it is not something that individual chief priests can do anything about)

Let's report it to the head office of that purpose. Proper guidance and management should be in place.
Also, regarding embezzlement, etc., please consult with a tax accountant, accountant, or lawyer who is familiar with religious corporations. If you properly get them to become a law professional, you can also entrust them with dealing with the tax office. Even if a consultation fee is charged, it is necessary if the situation gets this big. Motoyama and the courts will lay down the blame.

Also, if your husband is the current chief priest, change the responsible officers to people you can properly trust. Responsible officers also have terms of office. Even if it is said that the person who has taken the breath of the former chief priest will not let go down, it is the representative chief priest who appoints them. Please be firm and make arrangements there.

Temples are not personal property or personal property of the chief priest. It's something that people who properly understand and bear that heavy responsibility should inherit, right?

It's a difficult situation, but I hope it becomes the place (temple) it should be.
I know you, my partner, are also struggling very hard, but please support and protect the temple as the chief priest's greatest understanding.
Thank you for your support.

I was hit too...

Hello.

I really appreciate it.
As I read it, it reminds me of the many treatments I received when I was young, and it makes me feel nauseous that such people are still surviving.
Even at that temple at that time, property was hidden, oversized garbage was left unattended, and even traces of urinating when moving out were on some walls of the storehouse, and the principal image, which was a secret Buddha, was already in tatters when I opened the door to confirm that it was being eaten by termites.
You could build a private house in the precincts and that was all you wanted.

I was harassed to the point where there was no point in counting rumours and monster documents that had no roots, but in my case, the parishioners were on my side, but the Kishu temple and branch office were completely on the side of the chief priest, so I was a young naive who had just come to an unknown land from my home in terms of the customs at the time, and I was only able to stand still.

I also agree with Professor Nakata's opinion.
If you search for lawyers who are strong in religious corporations, they will come up, so please exterminate ticks that are attracted to such vested interests. Maybe the principal image invited them to the temple hoping that the two of them would do that.

Are they blessed even at temples with bad debts?

The former chief priest should be made to take responsibility appropriately based on a legal basis.
However, let's break it down with past bad debts, and consider whether it is attractive or valuable to run that temple, which is a religious corporation with bad debts, as a chief priest, including bad debts and various issues.
There are about 30 parishioners at my temple, and far from being able to eat if I don't work part-time, I sometimes have to cover the deficit with pocket money depending on the year.
Compared to that, your temple may still be better off financially.
I would be grateful if you could think about that from a broad perspective and feel more joy and fulfillment than anger and hatred against the former chief priest.

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