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    1. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 17 Aug 2018

      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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    2. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 17 Aug 2018

      2. I think the attitude of the general public is "this is horrible but it's not anything new. We already know what the church is like. We've seen Spotlight." Among conservative Catholics on the other hand, there's a real crisis.

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    3. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 17 Aug 2018

      3. This article by Austin Ruse is a good example of the shift I'm talking about.https://www.crisismagazine.com/2018/rod-right-wrong …

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    4. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 17 Aug 2018

      4. At the beginning of the century, Ruse bought into all the standard apologetic lines: "I believed the bishops had to protect the Church, that the lawyers were probably right to offer compensation to victims and require them to keep quiet so as not to scandalize the faithful."

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    5. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 17 Aug 2018

      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. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 17 Aug 2018

      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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      Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 17 Aug 2018

      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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        1. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 17 Aug 2018

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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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          It is interesting to note that the most irrational, indeed hysterical, reaction to PA grand jury report is coming from conservative Catholics. They are singularly incapable of making a cogent argument, so all they do is vent like little boys. They are a pitiful lot.
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        1. Peter Montgomery‏Verified account @petemont 17 Aug 2018
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          Interesting re Ruse. Worth noting that some right-wing church apologists have not made the same shift. Catholic League's Bill Donohue set out to "debunk" PA grand jury report https://www.catholicleague.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/PA-GRAND-JURY-REPORT-DEBUNKED1.pdf …

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        1. Toxic‏ @toxic 17 Aug 2018
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          And their kids have gotten older, and told them some stories. Even the non-victims knew. Youth groups are insular from the outside but inside, people knew. And finally, they are being believed.

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        1. coleen‏ @comaraster 17 Aug 2018
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          The Church fell hard in mother Ireland over the past 20 years

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        1. Adam‏ @ryegeleye 17 Aug 2018
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          Conservative catholics not being able to accept reality and thinking all these reports of systemic child rape is just a biased media plot until a "liberal" Pope is in charge really doesn't speak well for them or their judgment.

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        1. Amy Hoy‏ @amyhoy 17 Aug 2018
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          in his own article he explained he embraced the devil for his selfish ends (“such a friend to pro-life”) but now he has kids he discovered a conscience. basic bad white man redemption story

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        2. ((( Reformed Russian Bot )))‏ @monitoringdaily 17 Aug 2018
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          My bro was an early 90’s philly seminarian. He talked about the days & days of physiological evaluations. I asked why. “What other job has the absolute access to kids and is completely trusted.“ I nearly fell over. They’ve known for decades.

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        3. ((( Reformed Russian Bot )))‏ @monitoringdaily 17 Aug 2018
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        1. Werner Herzog's Bear‏ @jason_tebbe 17 Aug 2018
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          I come from a conservative Catholic background, and I think that this shift has more to do with public figures, rather than the rank and file. The former are changing their tune because the latter have already been quietly angry about this.

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        1. john • wealth tax now‏ @mellowfever 17 Aug 2018
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          I was about to say... it’s unequivocally good that conservative Catholics are finally recognizing the gravity of this crisis, but it’s in no small part a reaction to this Pope in particular.

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