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Updates on Two Catholic Abuse Stories: Cardinal O’Malley on Bishop Finn and Pope Francis; SNAP Holds Media Event to Press Arkansas Bishop for More Information about Abusive Priest

Two updates on previous stories I’ve told here about the clerical abuse situation in various parts of the Catholic world. The first has to do with Bishop Robert Finn of Kansas City, Missouri, who was convicted in 2012 of criminal behavior in shielding Father Shawn Ratigan after Finn knew that Ratigan possessed child pornography (he had been taking pornographic photos of little girls) on his computer. If you want to follow what I’ve reported about that story in the past, please click on the label “Bishop Robert Finn” below this posting.

Today, CBS News has uploaded to its website a preview of an interview of Boston cardinal Seán O’Malley by journalist Norah O’Donnell. The full…