Senate Race in Wisconsin: defending pedophile priests

Liberal stalwart Senator Russ Feingold is behind in the polls to Ron Johnson, a right-wing candidate. But it gets worse. You must go read the blog at StreetProphets by liberal Catholic Frank Cocozzelli:

Ron Johnson, the Religious Right and Tea Party backed GOP challenger to incumbent U.S. Senator Senator Russ Feingold (D-WI) seems to care more about the powerful institutions such as insurance companies and the Catholic Diocese of Green Bay than the child victims of pedophile priests.

Johnson made himself clear while testifying on behalf of the Diocesan Finance Committee in opposition to the Child Victims Act. This bill would, had it been enacted, have removed the statute of limitations for childhood victims of sexual assault thus allowing them to file civil law suits against the alleged perpetrators. The views of finance committee member Johnson are now raising serious questions about candidate Johnson.

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