KANSAS CITY (MO)
KCTV
By Chris Meggs, News Producer
KANSAS CITY, MO (KCTV/AP) –
Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Bishop Robert Finn.
Finn was in charge of the Kansas City-St. Joseph diocese in Missouri.
In 2012, Finn pleaded guilty to failing to report a priest who was suspected of abusing children.
The Vatican said Finn offered his resignation under the code of canon law that allows bishops to resign early for illness or some “grave” reason that makes them unfit for office.
Finn waited six months before notifying police about the Rev. Shawn Ratigan. Ratigan’s computer contained hundreds of lewd photos of young girls taken around churches where he worked.
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