70 - The Green Bay Diocese and Reverend John Feeney
Beyond Contempt True Crime
Renee Lynn
4.4 • 737 Ratings
🗓️ 15 December 2022
⏱️ 38 minutes
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Summary
The Green Bay Diocese moved child molesting priest, John Feeney, from city to city instead of investigating the serious allegations against him. The cover-up by the Diocese went far beyond one priest, and for decades, they were moving priests from city to city to outrun sexual assault accusations.
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| 0:44.4 | I'm Renee, and this is Beyond Contempt, True Crime. I had already left Green Bay and was living in Madison when the scandal unfolded. |
| 1:09.4 | As I watched this case from afar, |
| 1:11.0 | it was shocking how systemic the issues were, |
| 1:14.1 | and it went way beyond one or two priests. |
| 1:16.8 | The Green Bay Diocese lacked a basic moral compass, |
| 1:20.3 | as they moved child molesting clergy from city to city. |
| 1:23.9 | You're listening to Episode 70, |
| 1:26.2 | the Green Bay Diocese and Reverend John Faney. |
| 1:31.5 | On May 21, 1978, Father John Patrick Faney stopped in to visit the Merrifield family. |
| 1:39.4 | Father Faney was affiliated with the Green Bay Diocese and had been assigned to St. Nicholas in Freedom, Wisconsin. |
| 1:46.8 | The Merrifield family were not regular attendees of St. Nicholas Catholic Church and worshipped at a different parish, |
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