MO- Finn wants out of his contract with abuse victims

By Mike Hunter
Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests
July 23, 2014

http://www.snapnetwork.org/mo_finn_wants_out_of_his_contract_with_abuse_victims

Embattled Kansas City Bishop Robert Finn wants out of a contract he signed six years ago with more than 40 local clergy sex abuse victims. Shame on him. 

In a KC courtroom today, one of Finn's lawyers (David Frye) asked “But are we going to be in endless litigation on these non-monetary commitments forever?”

Frye and Finn should know that when they signed a contract with no expiration date, and then broke it, they would be held responsible. That's what contracts are for: to ensure that people act the way they should.

There's a simple way for Finn to prevent “endless litigation.” He should honor his word. He should do what he promised to do in the contract: call police quickly when abuse is suspected and train all his employees on abuse prevention. It's as simple as that.

Judge Round is right: nullifying the agreement, he said, “sends a bad message.” So does violating the agreement. And obeying the agreement protects children. 

Ironically, like Finn, abuse victims don't want more litigation either. But we're willing to do whatever it takes to force this self-serving Catholic hierarchy to take simple, effective steps to stop child sex crimes and cover ups.