Bishop: ‘I deeply regret’ not asking police to conduct full investigation of priest

Source: KC Star

One day after prosecutors charged a priest with possession of child pornography, Bishop Robert W. Finn said he knew about the “very troubling” images months ago but was told they weren’t pornography.

In a two-page explanation and statement of regret, Finn said that when the images were first discovered in December, the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph contacted a Kansas City police officer and described one of the more disturbing photos. Someone with the diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph also showed the images to legal counsel.

Both, according to Finn, said the images didn’t constitute child pornography because they didn’t depict sexual conduct or contact.

Five months later, after Father Shawn Ratigan apparently failed to live up to restrictions Finn had put in place — mainly staying away from children — the diocese contacted police again.

“I deeply regret that we didn’t ask the police earlier to conduct a full investigation,” Finn said in the statement.

Read more: http://www.kansascity.com/2011/05/20/2890530/bishop-i-deeply-regret-not-asking.html

for providing cover.

"I deeply regret that this came out". "I was hoping this would just blow over quietly."

... that's nice.

They'll stop being complicit if it affects them personally

and obstruction of justice.

Wolf

....same shit, different diocese....these characters need to go to hell and take their disgusting religion with them....it's time they leave us, our children and our society alone....