MO–Female KC priest excommunicated but no predators have been

KANSAS CITY (MO)
Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests

For immediate release: Tuesday, Jan. 13

Statement by Barbara Dorris of St. Louis, Outreach Director of SNAP, the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests ( 314 503 0003, bdorris@SNAPnetwork.org )

Kansas City Bishop Robert Finn has excommunicated a woman who was recently ordained a priest.

[National Catholic Reporter]

No matter what one thinks of the notion of female Catholic priests, it’s worth noting that in the 25 years our group has been around, we don’t know of a single Catholic official who has ever been excommunicated for committing or concealing child sex crimes.

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