Public scrutiny is for the little people …

KANSAS CITY (MO)
The Worthy Adversary

Posted by Joelle Casteix on September 5, 2012

so says Bishop Finn of Kansas City in his decision to have a bench trial instead of a jury verdict on his criminal charges of failure to report child sexual abuse.

Hopefully, the judge will give victims the justice and accountability they deserve. Let’s just hope that NY’s Cardinal Dolan doesn’t blame Fr. Shawn Ratigan’s six-year-old victims for causing such “shame” to the church.

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