STATEN ISLAND (NY)
SI Advance
October 15, 2018
By Kyle Lawson
The message Sunday at Blessed Sacrament R.C. Church in West Brighton was pretty straight forward.
“There’s good, there’s bad… it’s been that way since the beginning of the world,” said Monsignor Peter Finn. “But guess what, the good will always win the battle… here on Staten Island, here at Blessed Sacrament Church.”
A week prior, he was among the church officials who addressed sex abuse claims against former Monsignor Francis Boyle. The alleged allegations have been substantiated by investigators; Monsignor Boyle awaits punishment from the Vatican.
“He was a very quiet man,” said Kevin Genereux, who attended mass on Sunday with his wife. “He didn’t come across as somebody who had any issues, but you never know.”
They said two of their children were altar servers when Monsignor Boyle was leading mass on Staten Island, but they never detected signs of abuse.
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