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October 15, 2011

Kansas City Star: How will KC Catholics heal amid charges against their bishop, diocese?

by Judy L. Thomas, Mark Morris and Glenn E. Rice
The Kansas City Star

“There are a lot of hurting Catholics in our diocese, and whatever one does to heal hurt has to be done.” 

— Jim Caccamo, chairman of the diocese's independent review board.

But what is that?

That’s the question many Catholics are dealing with after an indictment was announced Friday against Bishop Robert Finn and the Kansas City-St. Joseph Diocese for failing to report child abuse to authorities.

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