KANSAS CITY (MO)
KMBZ
[with audio]
The website is called, Justice for Bishop Finn, and it’s owner says there’s another side to the story. The bishop and the Kansas City-St Joseph Diocese will be tried on criminal charges next month for alleged failure to properly report the actions of former priest Shawn Ratigan.
He pleaded guilty to five child pornography counts recently. Theresa Lynn says the bishop dealt with Ratigan appropriately. “He was removed from his ministry, he was put away where he could not be with other children and he was worked with because he had mental issues,” says Lynn.
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