Catholic Diocese Removes Priest from Ministry

KCTV
January 26, 2012

http://www.kctv5.com/story/16602290/catholic-diocese-removes-priest-from-ministry


KANSAS CITY, MO (KCTV) -

A Catholic priest in the Sugar Creek area has been placed on administrative leave and removed from the ministry.

Bishop Robert Finn said in a statement that information from the ombudsman of the Catholic Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph had prompted "a strict application of all diocesan policies and procedures."

Finn emphasized that the investigation is the preliminary stages.

"The diocese urges everyone to understand that further information only can be made available once the facts are known," Finn said in the statement.

The diocese identified the priest in their statement, but KCTV5 is not doing so because he has not been charged or sued civilly.

The Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests said in a statement that those who see or suspect clerical misdeeds should call police, not church officials. They also wanted to know whether the diocese has notified the police about the most recent allegations.