Elizabeth Bruenig

Elizabeth Bruenig @ebruenig

@WolfofLindySt just get better at makeup over time — PolitiTweet.org

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@jdflynn @LeahLibresco Echoing JD, who I sincerely look up to. (And you, too, Leah!) — PolitiTweet.org

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@bruh59936375 @JoshBeall10 @samhaselby that is Liz from the magic schoolbus :) — PolitiTweet.org

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@NateWatkins this is the context lol https://t.co/NFrNseH8Io — PolitiTweet.org

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@JoshBeall10 @samhaselby you have no idea what you're talking about — PolitiTweet.org

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the jack in the box guy is a white man who is old enough to be my father lol — PolitiTweet.org

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it just wasn't a debate about racial justice. i know it's important to buy into this delusion because it makes the whole thing a battle between good and evil, but the conversation was about whether the newsroom and opinion section should be split or not — PolitiTweet.org

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This summer, we published an exclusive report on the aftermath of McCarrick's abuse through the eyes of some of his minor victims: https://t.co/aHGzGKM7v9 In '18, I interviewed the first seminarian to come forward publicly about McCarrick's abuse: https://t.co/3Ym9g3pwxD — PolitiTweet.org

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I'm going to share my reporting on McCarrick. But before that, this is my takeaway from the McCarrick report: The Catholic sex abuse crisis is not over. For its victims, and as the report indicates, for the Church itself, it is still ongoing and still causing measurable damage. — PolitiTweet.org

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9.) A clearer, more transparent account of the reporting process needs to be made public and available to victims, so that they know whether they're reporting strictly to church authorities or also to law enforcement, and what next steps should be for each process. — PolitiTweet.org

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8.) There's a black-and-whiteness to spiritual formation regarding sexuality, especially outside of religious orders. Holy celibacy is everything; everything else is just different shades of sin. But this is not the case, and only better formation can ameliorate the harm caused. — PolitiTweet.org

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6.) Might want to reinstate that 50 year waiting period for canonization. 7.) The Church should stop fighting legislation to remove statutes of limitation on sex abuse cases and accept the forthcoming reckoning as due penance for sins committed. — PolitiTweet.org

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5.) It's further apparent that many priest sexual abusers were themselves sexually abused; at least one such case is mentioned in the report. There is a cyclical element to this, so reliable reporting methods for seminarians/priests, complete with treatment options, are essential — PolitiTweet.org

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4.) It's now apparent that there's a serious, ongoing sexual harassment and abuse problem in Catholic seminaries. The Holy See needs to fund an independent investigation into the extent of the problem and its current status, and should aim for a total cultural overhaul. — PolitiTweet.org

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2.) There has to be much, much, much more lay oversight. 3.) We've got to get over the allergy to scandal. It's unfortunate to damage the reputation of the Church by publicizing these things, but it's even more morally catastrophic to hush them up. Tell people the truth. — PolitiTweet.org

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Here are some recommendations I would make based on this entire sorry case: 1.) There ought to be a commission on protecting adult victims of sexual abuse — not just "vulnerable" adults, all adults. "But he was an adult" isn't even remotely close to a mitigating factor. — PolitiTweet.org

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Clergy have more power, more authority, and more access to vulnerable victim pools than your average offender, and they deserve to be held to a higher standard accordingly. It isn't hard not to sexually exploit people, and it's never too late to exact justice for those crimes. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @cgreensit: The report mentions previously undisclosed cases, including a mother who wrote to Catholic prelates all over the United Stat… — PolitiTweet.org

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In the report, there's quite a bit of credence given to the idea that, once McCarrick's abuses were well in the past and he was elderly and frail, acting with urgency felt misplaced. Age and cessation can be good reasons for clemency. But not in this case. — PolitiTweet.org

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The report holds that, as soon as Pope Francis learned of a credible allegation of sexual abuse involving a minor victim, he requested McCarrick's historic resignation from the College of Cardinals, leading to his eventual laicization via an administrative penal process in 2019. — PolitiTweet.org

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Instead, Benedict XVI recommended that McCarrick step back from public life. These recommendations were later described as 'sanctions,' but they weren't; more like paternal advice. In the Vatican's eyes, there was no (known) child abuse, and all the allegations were decades old. — PolitiTweet.org

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The report observes that Benedict XVI had the same knowledge that John Paul II did, but that — and the passive voice is remarkable — "the path of a canonical process to resolve factual issues and possibly prescribe canonical penalties was not taken." — PolitiTweet.org