Despite a 2017 report rating financial transparency for the Catholic Diocese of Jefferson City as average, the diocese's records are readily available online.
A study conducted by Voice of the Faithful, an organization formed in January 2002 in Massachusetts after the Catholic Church sexual abuse scandal, is intended to make certain church leaders use financial resources transparently, according to a news release from the organization.
http://www.newstribune.com/news/local/story/2018/jan/09/study-questions-transparency-of-church-finances/707873/
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