Pope Francis accepted the resignation on Tuesday of Bishop Robert W. Finn as head of the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph in Missouri, heeding pleas from parishioners and priests that the bishop had lost the credibility to lead after being convicted three years ago of failing to report a priest who took pornographic pictures of local girls.
Bishop Finn was the highest-ranking American church official found guilty of a crime related to the child sexual abuse scandal.
NYTIMES.COM|BY LAURIE GOODSTEIN
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