Admitting failure in child porn case, Bishop Finn hears from parishioners

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Bishop Robert W. Finn went to St. Patrick’s parish on Friday, a day after a priest who served there was arrested and charged with three counts of possessing child pornography. Finn admitted that the Catholic Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph mishandled information that a priest, Shawn Ratigan, 45, possessed images of children, including at least one of a nude girl.

The parishioners blasted Finn for nearly three hours, according to an account in the National Catholic Reporter. “As soon as you knew what was going on, why the hell didn’t you tell me something?” one woman asked Finn.