IS CONVICTED BISHOP FINN FINISHED?!?
Critics continue to call for his job and (as TKC reported yesterday morning) urge the Church to replace him . . . More than a few supporters rally to his defense.
Take a look at the ongoing Kansas City question . . .
Finn conviction prompts calls to resign
Parishioners in Missouri and observers across the U.S. say Bishop Robert Finn should resign after being convicted of failing to report suspected child sexual abuse to the state.
Debate: Bishop Finn’s Future As Church Leader
TKC Fact . . . There are far more people are interested in the fate of Bishop Finn than ever show up to Kansas City's mostly empty Catholic Churches on Sunday.
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"TKC Fact . . . There are far more people are interested in the fate of Bishop Finn than ever show up to Kansas City's mostly empty Catholic Churches on Sunday."
They are not gonna fill up anytime soon while this guy remains in charge.
I suggest a look at KC WEEK IN REVIEW (See up above) where they get to the heart of the Bishop Finn scandal right outta the gate.
Well fuck, they'll probably makes this asshole, the new Arch Bishop or some other fancy title. These God damned catholics are only interested in money. Nothing more, nothing less.
Bishop "See No Evil" Finn is a conservative. He will not resign. Conservatives are a self-important lot. Furthermore, Pope Bennie the Brown Shirt, is a Hitler Youth alum, so he loves Bishop Finn's brand of hate.
Anon: 7:35 has nailed it.
Finn isn't going anywhere.
RESIGN BISHOP FINN
I no longer regularly attend Mass. The extreme GOP political rhetoric espoused from the pulpit is unneeded torture.
Our Church has a social service component that rarely sees the light of day. The men are far too busy shilling for the GOP.
I was raised and schooled a Catholic. Bishop Finn's sins remind us that we are all vulnerable to making great errors. Should the man resign? Yes, he should ask the Archbishop to find a replacement asap. Bishop Finn must know in his heart that his sins require him to act in personal humility and he knows that he must work towards atonement...as do we all.
Memo from the Catholic Church hierarchy to the sheep in the fold:
Bishop Finn stays. And you all can blow us.
I am surprised, considering what a lightning rod this guy is in this controversy, that the pope doesn't stop teh bleeding and ship his ass to Rome.
It's win win for everyone and he can't say no to a man who is INFALIBLE.
I wish my NFL bets were infalible.
If the Church in America continues to be THIS TONE-DEAF, the the Church in America will remain in continued decline in America.
"As you sow, so shall you reap."
Finn needs to resign and get a job moving carts at Costco.
Tom Trabon needs to resign and get a job runnig the train at the zoo.
Mary Sanchez needs to resign and jump Tony's bones.
Finn was NOT convicted!!!!! He pled guilty, and the court SUSPENDED THE IMPOSITION OF ANY SENTENCE. Finn is laughing at all of you who say he was convicted. Because he wasn't. And that's exactly why he's going to stay where he is. Get used to it or switch to Catholic lite (Episcopalian).
9:45
I thought the same thing you did until I watched the Weel in Review video where they explained the sentence and why it played out the way it did.
Finn is a pathetic disgrace. Resign NOW Finn!
Forget about the Episcopalians. They have endorsed gay priests, gay marriage and everything else, short of bestiality. Worse than fucking catholics.
Wake up, Citizens!
This matter of Finn and/or his diocese is not merely a matter of failure of some poor and humble (Finn spent inordinate amounts remodeling a space as large as all of Catholic Charities for his luxurious personal dwelling in the Catholic Center) apostolic successor who failed to report suspected child abuse because of compassion for one of his own (very politically aligned-with himself) presbyters. Nor is it legal hair-splitting as to the constitutionality of the mandatory reporting requirements as Finn's expensive Lathrop and Gage attorneys (unsuccessfully) tried to argue.
Here is only some of what's ultimately missing in nearly every "journalism" article I've seen on this topic so far (the proverbial elephant in the room - in this case it's a herd):
Who were the sentient, educated, upright women and men of formed consciences and adult maturity - many of them baptized in Christ as a new creation and some of them with children of their own - that sold their morality and ethics for thirty pieces of silver (aka a job and benefits)?
Who were the morally erect legal wizards advising Finn AND cohorts - in advance of the crash - how to manage the non-disclosure to civil authorities?
Who were the self-serving shape-shifters that were spinning their stories privately to the investigators and their images publicly to the Faithful?
Why did the federal investigation only go as far as the extremely obvious low hanging - no, fallen on the ground fruit, Ratigan?
(Continued-2) Why was almost everybody, EVERYBODY around Finn obsessed with protecting the brand (and their sorry, sell-out hides) OVER doing the right thing for the kids that pictorial evidence admitted in the courtroom shows were already objectified by Ratigan's actions? (Look up Misprision of a felony Title 18 U.S.C. § 4. "Misprision of felony. Whoever, having knowledge of the actual commission of a felony cognizable by a court of the United States, conceals and does not as soon as possible make known the same to some judge or other person in civil or military authority under the United States, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than three years, or both.")
This DOES NOT model Jesus Christ! The lack of integrity and forthrightness of the major players in Finn's cabinet is profoundly astonishing.
The law enforcement and prosecutorial pursuit of this does not even rise to the level of paultry. Why? Because of the enormous financial, personnel, legal and influential public relations resources of that diocese and its well heeled, elite movers and shakers.
Huge amounts of public resources were availed for these investigations and prosecutions in Clay and Jackson counties and at the federal level. Amply compensated and perked city, county, state and federal civil servants with forensic technology out the wazzoo and support staff were involved in investigating and prosecuting this matter. In the end, they work for YOU, the citizen.
Ask yourself if you got your money's worth out of the investment.
I hear he is going to quit to run Boy's Town.
You will have to ask the POPE.
The only comment here worth contemplating is whether Jesus Christ would condone the behavior of Finn and the lavish monied catholic religion. Look to his instructions in the Bible, and I think you have your answer.
What does Jesus Christ have to do with catholicism...
Finn must go or the Church will be irreparably harmed. If the Pope can find Missouri on a map, he should ship Finn someplace where he won't be in a position to harm children... like Rome.
To the asshole apologist who claims Finn wasn't convicted, even better you dumbshit... Finn ADMITTED GUILT! What kind of a horse's ass are you? Finn is a lying piece of shit who protects pedophile priests. Finn must go!
10:29 has it! This piss-poor excuse for a human should be in prison, not "unsupervised probation". What kind of a fucked up sentence is that??? Maybe "karma" will win out in the end and somebody will fix Finn's wagon anyhow.
Fortunately, he--Bishop Finn--and the church are still being pursued in the courts in 4 civil cases.
I hope that, whoever is doing it, whichever parents they are, chase his butt as far as possible and get all they can from him.
And I don't mean yet more big money though that's what will likely happen. The Catholics are great at paying big money out and buying their way out of their guilty, ugly situations. After all, they have all those stooges still in the pews.
Fortunately, he--Bishop Finn--and the church are still being pursued in the courts in 4 civil cases.
I hope that, whoever is doing it, whichever parents they are, chase his butt as far as possible and get all they can from him.
And I don't mean yet more big money though that's what will likely happen. The Catholics are great at paying big money out and buying their way out of their guilty, ugly situations. After all, they have all those stooges still in the pews.
Anonymous @ 1:40---thanks for your input. You make good, salient points.
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