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    <author><![CDATA[Wink Dinklemeyer]]></author>
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      <![CDATA[Ah, the Wink impersonator strikes again!<br>
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Finn should step down AND do time. 90 days shock sounds great.<br>
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After that, judge "catch & release" Torrance should be tied to the same anchor as Finn, and used for catfish bait.
        
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    <author><![CDATA[Wink Dinklemeyer]]></author>
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      <![CDATA[The Catholic Church is dying.
        
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      <![CDATA[Torrence, the most corrupt Judge in the area, also was the one who sentenced Curtis Mertensmeyer to just 3 mos in prison for killing a young man while drunk driving and leaving the scene of the crime. he got off because his mom was a prominent lawyer of all things.
        
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    <author><![CDATA[David Zamos]]></author>
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      <![CDATA[Especially with the Catholic Church having paid over a staggering $3 billion to settle claims of child sex abuse at the hands of priests, I'm unable to believe it doesn't know a whole lot more about actual and suspected sexual child molesters than what it has been willing to admit in its all too successful efforts to cover up these crimes.<br>
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http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2012/08/economist-digs-into-us-churchs-finances.html<br>
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Since the clearly demonstrated priorities of the Catholic Church concerning the sexual abuse of children are quite intolerable, I submit that the United States should suspend the 501 (c) 3 status of the Catholic Church until such time as it can clearly be documented that the Catholic Church is no longer engaged in the cover up of these six crimes against children that have gone on for far, far, far too long. If this were done, the Catholic Church would finally be motivated to be open and honest about what it knows about these nefarious sex crimes that, so far, it has been unwilling to disclose.
        
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    <author><![CDATA[Sheila Mathews]]></author>
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      <![CDATA[I  am a practicing  Catholic who believes Finn should do time . He was an accessory to these crimes. He's not a stupid man.<br>
He knew all along what he was doing.
        
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    <author><![CDATA[Brendatheautoworker]]></author>
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      <![CDATA[Would those defending the defendant be so staunch in their support if it were their child's picture on Ratigan's laptop?
        
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    <author><![CDATA[siw]]></author>
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      <![CDATA[I wish people would stop blaming the judge. The judge treated Bishop Finn just like he would have treated anyone else found guilty of this crime.
        
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    <author><![CDATA[Can you believe this]]></author>
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      <![CDATA[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.
        
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    <author><![CDATA[Nomore Obama]]></author>
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      <![CDATA[<br>
  It is obvious that most of Finn's opponents are on a witch hunt..........its gone from Ratigan (the one who committed the crime), to Finn (the one who did not commit a crime as evidenced by the Judge's decision to have the case vacated at a later time), to the Judge himself......some even question the court's decision, most likely an angry backlash at the court for not finding an innocent man guilty.....this b.s. is getting old, to say the least. This is old news.
        
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    <author><![CDATA[MsBunny]]></author>
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      <![CDATA[How can any judge get away with such a miscarriage? There is no Justice here; just one man covering up for another.
        
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    <author><![CDATA[Dave Warren]]></author>
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      <![CDATA[Actually Finn's conviction was not entered on the books, thus technically he hasn't been 'convicted'. That's how the guilty finding will be erased, if he successfully completes probation-  the judge's finding will be vacated, which is a clever legal maneuver by the Judge and opposing attorneys.
        
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    <author><![CDATA[The Mighty Quinn]]></author>
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      <![CDATA[This guy nailed it on the head - http://willnotbetelevised.com/tv/
        
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    <author><![CDATA[4317JMS]]></author>
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      <![CDATA[should have been a MINIMUM of 90 days in Jail - get finn's attention and the attention of The Catholic Church !
        
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    <author><![CDATA[stoney]]></author>
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      <![CDATA[What do you expect from men who wear dresses.
        
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    <author><![CDATA[Caroline]]></author>
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      <![CDATA[It's deplorable that this crime is considered a misdemeanor in our justice system. Also, remember that this same judge sentenced Jarred Elwood, a man who admitted to molesting a young girl for eight years, to just five years probation.
        
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    <author><![CDATA[Judy Jones2]]></author>
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      <![CDATA[Finally there is a bit of justice for clergy abuse victims, and finally there is a bit of hope for protecting kids from being sexually abused.<br>
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The KC judge found Bishop Finn guilty of concealing and not reporting sex crimes against innocent little girls. There are many other bishops who could have sat in that court room and been found guilty also.
        
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    <author><![CDATA[Pamela]]></author>
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      <![CDATA[Judge torrence is a disgrace to his profession and finn should be in jail.
        
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