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Joshua J. McElwee | Nov. 14, 2014 NCR Today

Boston Cardinal Seán O’Malley, a key advisor to Pope Francis, has said the pontiff recognizes the need to address the situation in Kansas City, Mo., where Bishop Robert Finn was found guilty in 2012 of a criminal misdemeanor count of shielding a priest who was a threat to children.

Speaking in a forthcoming interview with the U.S. television program 60 Minutes, O’Malley says the situation surrounding Finn is “a question that the Holy See needs to address urgently.”

“There’s a recognition of that — from Pope Francis,” O’Malley continues during the interview, which is to air Sunday evening.

CBS made a preview of the interview available online Friday.

During the interview, O’Malley is apparently speaking of his work on both the Council of Cardinals and the pope’s new commission on the sexual abuse of…