KANSAS CITY (MO)
National Catholic Reporter
Sep. 18, 2012
By Dennis Coday
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A national advocacy group for survivors of childhood sexual abuse has called for the resignation of Kansas City-St. Joseph, Mo., Bishop Robert Finn, who was convicted Sept. 6 of failing to report suspected child abuse.
About 15 people joined the leaders of the National Survivor Advocates Coalition on Sunday in a public square three blocks from the diocesan cathedral for a demonstration calling for Finn’s resignation.
“A criminally convicted bishop cannot lead. Bishop Finn should resign or be removed,” said Kristine Ward, chair of the coalition, on the steps of Barney Allis Plaza in downtown Kansas City.
Ward, who is from Dayton, Ohio, said the leaders of the coalition came to Kansas City to be in solidarity with local Catholics and urge them to action.
“The courts have acted and now must the church,” Ward said. “The moral issue of a criminally convicted bishop who sits as chief teacher in the diocese must be confronted head on.”
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