KANSAS CITY (MO)
The Kansas City Star
Yael T. Abouhalkah
The Rev. Shawn Ratigan has pleaded guilty to charges related to child pornography, staining the reputation of the Catholic Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph.
Ratigan – a sick older man taking pictures of young children – should be put away for life as punishment for those sins.
But the real test for local Catholics comes in the next month.
After all, Ratigan was just one person going astray, admittedly one of the few that have been identified by name among Catholic priests involved in the abuse of children.
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