http://www.pitch.com/FastPitch/archives/2011/05/24/admitting-failure-in-child-porn-case-bishop-finn-hears-from-parishioners Comments On: Admitting failure in child porn case, Bishop Finn hears from parishioners by David Martin en-us Copyright 2013 Pitch. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, Pitch readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact Pitch. neilk@atiba.com (Pitch Webmaster) Fri, 24 May 2013 00:00:01 -0500 Fri, 24 May 2013 01:30:00 -0500 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Posted by kcsoviet]]> Sun, 29 May 2011 23:08:16 -0500 Pitch
Posted by kcsoviet]]> Sun, 29 May 2011 23:06:54 -0500 Pitch Posted by james22]]> Thu, 26 May 2011 22:36:29 -0500 Pitch Posted by Charles]]> Thu, 26 May 2011 14:58:43 -0500 Pitch Posted by Kay4Justice]]> Tue, 24 May 2011 19:01:03 -0500 Pitch Posted by mference]]> Tue, 24 May 2011 15:10:12 -0500 Pitch Posted by TrueCatholic]]> Tue, 24 May 2011 13:25:33 -0500 Pitch
The Philly report also resulted in Cardinal Rigali having to remove over 2 dozen more priests who were accused of abuse but who were still working in parishes.  The Philly diocese is NOT unique in the horrible way they handle child sex abuse.
Posted by Judy Block-Jones]]> Tue, 24 May 2011 12:18:59 -0500 Pitch
CONTACT

David Clohessy, SNAP Executive Director 314 566 9790,

Barbara Dorris, SNAP Outreach Coordinator 314 862 7688, 314 503 0003
Judy Jones, SNAP Midwest Associate Director, 636-433-2511
Posted by Judy Block-Jones]]> Tue, 24 May 2011 11:10:57 -0500 Pitch his top staff deliberately sat on possible evidence of child sex crimes
- from police, prosecutors, parishioners and the public -  for five
months. There is simply no excuse for this reckless, callous and deceptive
misconduct.
 
David
Clohessy, Director, SNAP, Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests,
(7234
Arsenal Street, St. Louis MO 63143), 314 566 9790 cell
(SNAPclohessy@aol.com)
Posted by SNAP]]> Tue, 24 May 2011 11:10:38 -0500 Pitch
He says one “image” was “described” to one cop

But for months, no actual evidence was given to police

Group to Finn: “Explain why didn’t you investigate yourself”

And oust twice-accused priest who’s still in parish now, SNAP says

That priest was sued months ago for allegedly molesting another child

Victims want public 'question & answer' session with top church staff

WHAT: Holding signs and childhood photos a sidewalk news
conference, clergy sex abuse victims will harshly criticize Kansas
City’s Catholic bishop for

-- keeping evidence of child porn away from the police for months, and
-- trying to blame “nameless others” for his secrecy in a statement issued on Friday.

Victims will also urge the bishop to
-- hold a public “question and answer” session about the controversy soon, and
-- suspend a different priest, accused twice of sex offenses in recent lawsuits, who is still in a parish now.

They will also beg anyone who saw, suspected or suffered crimes or
misdeeds by any church employee to come forward, call police, get help,
expose wrongdoing, protect others and start healing.

WHEN: Tuesday, May 24 at 1:00 PM

WHERE: Outside the chancery (diocesan headquarters) at20 West Ninth Street, Kansas City, MO

WHO: Two-four clergy sex abuse victims who belong to a support
group called SNAP, the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests

WHY: Late last Friday, KC Bishop Robert Finn issued a
statement explaining his actions in keeping hidden – from police,
parishioners and the public - the shocking allegations of child porn
involving Fr. Shawn Ratigan, who was arrested last week and charged.

Police and court documents show that church staff gave the child porn
evidence to a diocesan employee who copied it, gave the computer and
the original evidence to the priest’s family who destroyed it.
Posted by Judy Block-Jones]]> Tue, 24 May 2011 11:03:49 -0500 Pitch
He says one “image” was “described” to
one cop

But for months, no actual evidence was given to
police

Group to Finn: “Explain why didn’t you investigate
yourself”

And oust twice-accused priest who’s still in parish now, SNAP
says

That priest was sued months ago for allegedly molesting another
child

Victims want public 'question & answer' session with top church
staff

WHAT: Holding signs and childhood photos a sidewalk news
conference, clergy sex abuse victims will harshly criticize Kansas City’s
Catholic bishop for

-- keeping evidence of child porn away from the
police for months, and
-- trying to blame “nameless others” for his secrecy
in a statement issued on Friday.

Victims will also urge the bishop
to
-- hold a public “question and answer” session about the controversy soon,
and
-- suspend a different priest, accused twice of sex offenses in recent
lawsuits, who is still in a parish now.

They will also beg anyone who
saw, suspected or suffered crimes or misdeeds by any church employee to come
forward, call police, get help, expose wrongdoing, protect others and start
healing.

WHEN: Tuesday, May 24 at 1:00 PM

WHERE:
Outside the chancery (diocesan headquarters) at20 West Ninth Street, Kansas
City, MO

WHO: Two-four clergy sex abuse victims who belong to a
support group called SNAP, the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests
(SNAPnetwork.org)

WHY: Late last Friday, KC Bishop Robert Finn
issued a statement explaining his actions in keeping hidden – from police,
parishioners and the public - the shocking allegations of child porn involving
Fr. Shawn Ratigan, who was arrested last week and charged.

Police and
court documents show that church staff gave the child porn evidence to a
diocesan employee who copied it, gave the computer and the original evidence to
the priest’s family who destroyed it.
Posted by Judy Block-Jones]]> Tue, 24 May 2011 11:01:03 -0500 Pitch everyone else that was complicit just like they would prosecute any other
organized pedophile unit that is caught committing this disgusting crime.


 


The Catholic church has been raping children, covering it
up, and lying about it at least for decades, and probably forever.  They STILL can't stop themselves.  They have a far lower standard when it comes
to child safety and deviant sex than the rest of the U.S., and prosecutors are
afraid to go after them because of the backlash from the sheep in the Catholic
congregation. 


 


Regardless of their former power, the Catholic church
should be prosecuted just as fully as any other organized crime unit.  The crime is child rape and child
pornography, and crime doesn't get any worse than that, unless you are one of
the few remaining sheep, following these bishops in the Catholic church.
Posted by Patrick O'Malley]]> Tue, 24 May 2011 10:27:17 -0500 Pitch
It appears that Finn has also committed the crime of cover up and child endangerment. He should have dialed 911 immediately last December.
Posted by Judy Block-Jones]]> Tue, 24 May 2011 10:27:03 -0500 Pitch "[W]e have a priest shortage in our diocese and we needed a pastor here."

Oh, well, then all is forgiven.

Can't imagine why a man wouldn't want to become a priest in this day and age.
Posted by Caroline]]> Tue, 24 May 2011 09:58:26 -0500 Pitch Posted by awc1958]]> Tue, 24 May 2011 09:53:35 -0500 Pitch