Predatory Pastors: A Scourge In South Africa’s Churches

Absolute power corrupts absolutely; at least, this much is true according to John Dalburg, formally known as Lord Acton. In a letter to Archbishop Mandell Creighton of the Anglican Church, Lord Acton commented on the hypocrisy of how religious leaders were being judged in comparison to commoners. He went on to write, “Great men are almost always bad men, even when they exercise influence and not authority.”