Kansas City Bishop Confronts Social Media Rumors After Priest Suicide

Lose talk from creeps online ignores the very personal medical drama this priest faced before his demise . . . Here's the fact check on a story that impacted Catholics across the metro:

Kansas City Bishop Johnston Says Meds Played a Role in Priest's Suicide

Kansas City Bishop Johnston Says Meds Played a Role in Priest's Suicide Acknowledging that the full cause of the priest's suicide may not be known "this side of heaven," Bishop Johnston, with the permission of Father Harkins' family, explained to those at the funeral that the priest had recently been taking a medication with side-effects that likely contributed to his suicide.