WISCONSIN
Baraboo News Republic
By Tom Michele
Parishioners of Baraboo's only Catholic church will walk in support of their priest Monday at St. Joseph's Church and School.
Bishop Robert Morlino of the Madison Catholic Diocese placed Father Gerald Vosen on leave in the fall after a sexual abuse allegation. The congregation is gathering Monday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the church to show its support for Vosen and demand justice.
"Father Vosen is being unjustly held," Maureen Murphy-Greenwood, who is one of the walk's organizers, said. "There are no accusations of misconduct. There has been no findings of any sexual misconduct against him. Morlino is not treating Vosen fairly."
Vosen is residing at the Bishop O'Connor Center in Madison, the former Catholic seminary now housing the administrative offices of the diocese.
