We have a very good bishop. The government certified to it by trying to put him in jail.
The bishop was convicted in connection with failure to follow through with what he promised and the dictates of the reporting requirement in the statute when “father” Ratigan was accused of crimes involving children. Due to previous settlements by the diocese, Bishop Finn clearly knew he was to report all such cases to the police or the child abuse hotline and he didn’t. Bad decision. Wrong decision.
In this case, firing this person who flouts the law of the church, good decision. I support him.
For refusing to report a pedophile priest to the police.