Video: Feingold Challenger Testified for Catholic Church re Pedophile Priest Issue, Wisconsin

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From Uppity Wisconsin:

It is clear that Ron Johnson was there as part of a coalition of Wisconsin Catholic Dioceses led by Archbishop Jerome Listecki. (If that name sounds familiar, its because its the same ultra-rightwing Listecki that made national news for saying that Obama shouldn't go to Notre Dame.)

* Listecki also has the dubious distinction of running the LaCrosse Diocese for many years. During Listecki's time in LaCrosse the Diocese had the highest "clearance rate" of priests accused of childhood sexual assaults in the nation. The national average of accused priests being "cleared" by the diocese and being allowed to return to their parishes is 12%. At the LaCrosse Diocese, the rate is a whopping 64%.

* The entire Catholic coalition stayed around for nearly the whole hearing, until about a half hour from the end, when victims of childhood sexual abuse were really starting to lay into them. When I say lay into them, I mean it-- I included some on the video below.



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"It is clear” that Ron Johnson was part of a coalition of Wisconsin Catholic Dioceses led by Archbishop Jerome Listecki when the current Republican challenger to Senator Russ Feingold of Wisconsin testified this year in opposition to the Child Victims Act. ”If the name Listecki sounds familiar, it’s the same ultra-right wing bishop that made national news for saying Obama shouldn’t go to Notre Dame,” Uppity Wisconsin reports on its blog pages. Following is quoted from that site:

Previously, a short three minute video was was posted on youtube of Ron Johnson testimony before the Wisconsin State Senate on January 12, 2010, in opposition to the Child Victims Act.

I have recently discovered where that video came from: WisconsinEye, which is somewhat like a Wisconsin version of CSPAN.

So, I went back and viewed the whole committee hearing which lasted approximately four hours. And I discovered many shocking revelations

The entire Catholic coalition stayed around for nearly the whole hearing, until about a half hour from the end, when victims of childhood sexual abuse were really starting to lay into them. When I say lay into them, I mean it– I included some on the video.”

Video above below is from the Wisconsin State Senate on January 12, 2010.