Friday, October 14, 2011
Bishop Finn indicted
Kansas City bishop Robert Finn has been indicted for failing to report suspected child abuse:
The indictment is the first ever of a Catholic bishop in the 25 years since the scandal over sexual abuse by priests first became public in the United States.
Bishop Finn is accused of covering up abuse that occurred as recently as last year — almost 10 years since the nation’s Catholic bishops passed a charter pledging to report suspected abusers to law enforcement authorities.
Not sure why the concluding paragraph was necessary to include:
Bishop Finn, who was appointed in 2005, alienated many of his priests and parishioners, and won praise from others, when he remade the diocese to conform with his traditionalist theological views. He is one of few bishops affiliated with the conservative movement Opus Dei.
https://mirrorofjustice.blogs.com/mirrorofjustice/2011/10/bishop-finn-indicted.html
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When was the last time anyone heard of an indictment for a misdemeanor?
To quote that legendary Secretary of Health and Human Services (addressing a NARAL audience), "This is a war."
Before she and her boss take this whole crusade right over the top, they might want to stop to consider the implications of this fact: Catholics constitute a majority of all members of the armed forces. Who are they planning to send on the invasion of Iran?