Minutes. O'Malley said that Finn's conviction for failing to report suspected child abuse would disqualify him from teaching Sunday school in the Archdiocese of Boston. "It's a question that the Holy See needs to address urgently," O'Malley said. Resignation On April 21, 2015. the Vatican announced that Finn had resigned from the Diocese of Kansas City . In 2016, Finn became chaplain of the School Sisters of Christ the King Convent in Lincoln, Nebraska. He offers mass, hears confessions, and serves as a spiritual advisor for over 30 nuns. As of July 2018, he has largely limited himself to this role, but has made occasional public appearances. Views Tridentine mass In August 2005, Finn encouraged use of the Tridentine mass in his diocese. This was in accord with indult provisions established during Pope John Paul II's tenure. Finn also welcomed the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest to the diocese to celebrate mass at St. Patrick's Oratory, the oldest church in Kansas City, Missouri. Abortion In a pastoral letter published in the October 24, 2008, issue of the diocesan newspaper, The Catholic Key, Finn referenced the upcoming 2008 US presidential election: "Our Catholic moral principles teach that a candidate’s promise of economic prosperity is insufficient to justify their constant support of abortion laws, including partial-birth abortion, and infanticide for born-alive infants. Promotion of the Freedom of Choice Act is a pledge to eliminate every single limit on abortions achieved over the last thirty-five years. The real freedom that is ours in Jesus Christ compels us, not to take life, but to defend it." References External links Biography of Bishop Finn at the Diocese of Kansas City-Saint Joseph website Roman Catholic Diocese of Kansas City–Saint Joseph Official Site 1953 births Living people Roman Catholic bishops of Kansas City–Saint Joseph 21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in the United States Kenrick–Glennon Seminary alumni Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas alumni Pontifical North American College alumni Saint Louis University alumni Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. Louis Clergy from St. Louis Catholic Church sexual abuse scandals in the United States American members of the clergy convicted of crimes