KANSAS CITY (MO)
KCTV
By DeAnn Smith, Digital Content Manager – email
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.
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