KANSAS CITY (MO)
Fox 4
[with video]
February 15, 2014, by Kerri Stowell and Kasey Babbitt
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — a group of Roman Catholics are taking a rare step. They’re urging the pope to remove a local bishop from his post. They have been writing letters and signing a petition which will be going straight to Pope Francis.
It’s a story which is making headlines again. Bishop Robert Finn was caught in the middle of a sex abuse scandal and placed on court-supervised probation in 2012. Some parishioners, like Liz Donnelly, don’t believe it’s enough.
“I think we’re meant to stand up for what we believe in. If we don’t speak out, we can’t sit in the pews and grumble,” said Donnelly.
Donnelly, a life-long catholic, wants Bishop Finn removed from his post. She’s one of 13 parishioners, along with a priest, a nun and 113,000 people worldwide writing letters and signing a petition. The documents will be going straight to Pope Francis urging him to make the change.
“The Catholic Church is built on peace and justice principles, yet within the church there’s not justice,” said Donnelly.
Bishop Finn was convicted on a misdemeanor charge of failing to report a priest involved in child pornography.
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