1. There's an interesting dichotomy between how the general public is reacting to the Pennsylvania report on child sex abuse in the Catholic church and how conservative Catholics are reacting.
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5. Ruse was one of the die-hard defenders of the Church even in the wake of the Boston Globe's revelations. "I thought the media was ginning up what was a scandal, to be sure, but one that was small, localized, and now blessedly over."
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6. But now something has broken and Ruse can't buy it anymore. And he's not alone. There's a real shift among conservative Catholics. They're getting to where the rest of us were 20, 30, 40 years ago.
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7. I'd like to see some reporting on why this shift is happening. This could just be the straw that breaks the camel's back. But also, having a reformist Pope has made these Catholics more critical of hierarchy, perhaps creating path for this shift
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8. Of course not all conservative Catholics are shifting. Among the die hards are Bill Donahue (a.k.a. Catholic League). He's angry that others are jumping ship.https://twitter.com/CatholicLeague/status/1030445791691923456 …
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Allow me to point you to this OpEd we ranhttps://www.pennlive.com/opinion/2018/08/shapiros_shoddy_work_on_grand.html#incart_river_mobile_index …
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The comments to that article show exactly how the laity will assuage their cognitive dissonance: they’re blaming “the homosexualists” for the issue. None so blind as those who will not see.
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