CatholicWatcher

Watcher of all matters Catholic and the intersection of Church, policy and politics.

[CatholicWatcher @watchincatholic]

@DouthatNYT A question that came to me today -- as it likely has others -- is "will this become the new battleground for the old 'rainbow sash' movement"? A priest who declines a request, even if acting in conformity with this document, could be publicly shamed. Let's watch this unfold...

[CatholicWatcher @watchincatholic]

I’m quite nervous to find out the answer to this particular question… Or maybe people charged with preparing the @NZStuff quizzes need fact-checkers.

[CatholicWatcher @watchincatholic]

@rustyjacko Given Andrews had to know the extent of the problem, what a disgraceful and shameful decision to announce the inquiry into a single school (and what those who’d abused there did elsewhere). Has he been asked again why he did that?

[CatholicWatcher @watchincatholic]

Dr Miller’s book is free to download. @abcnews and @rustyjacko might be interested in it. It was ignored by mainstream media and caused dramas for her in the world of academia https://t.co/S68jfC6Muz

[CatholicWatcher @watchincatholic]

You could just imagine state education department officials feeling terrified they were going to be exposed when the Royal Commission was announced. They didn’t have to worry; the Commission and the media weren’t interested in them https://t.co/hEyEpqLS7U

[CatholicWatcher @watchincatholic]

Dr Virginia Miller has published a book that uncovers some of the shortcomings of the Royal Commission. Her research into national abuse enquiries was expected to confirm her beliefs about her failings of the Catholic Church but she found other things

[CatholicWatcher @watchincatholic]

@AdesholaOre @GuardianAus Will they also be looking into the allegations that offenders were moved from school to school, only to reoffend? Or that’s only concerning when it tragically happened in Catholic settings?

[CatholicWatcher @watchincatholic]

@jdflynn @PillarCatholic @tyler_whetstone I wonder who told the journo that the Archdiocese of Louisville oversees the Diocese of Knoxville (he mentioned that twice) 🧐🧐

[CatholicWatcher @watchincatholic]

@JennaPrice This was a very ill-advised column you wrote. It worked off the premise that an acquittal could only be seen through the lens of it being an injustice, rather than the possibility that it would be a legitimate verdict based on the facts presented in court.

[CatholicWatcher @watchincatholic]

@JeffreyKrupa @Kate3015 @MarthaThomas20 @ToniAussi Victoria changed the law to allow judge-only trials in high-profile cases the day after Pell’s conviction in the second trial. The verdict hadn’t been announced, so the AG avoided the scrutiny she should have received: “So, you got your scalp, so now you can change the rules?”

[CatholicWatcher @watchincatholic]

@CaptSlapstick @ABCmediawatch @ABCTV If they called it the ABC defamation trial, one might wonder “which one?” 🤔🤔

[CatholicWatcher @watchincatholic]

@amnestyusa As long as it’s not near an abortion clinic, amirite?

[CatholicWatcher @watchincatholic]

@jeremy_gans @HighCourtofAus (That tweet is in relation to proving the assault happened)

[CatholicWatcher @watchincatholic]

@jeremy_gans @HighCourtofAus That seems pretty unlikely given what we know, right?

[CatholicWatcher @watchincatholic]

@MikeCarlton01 Yep, how dare they have one conservative along with four progressives!! Quelle horreur 😳

[CatholicWatcher @watchincatholic]

@jeremy_gans Did Louise Milligan’s book on Pell win the Gold Walkley? It certainly won a disproportionate number of gongs when you consider its serious shortcomings (which might not be equivalent to what’s shown here, but are nonetheless worrying when so acclaimed).

[The Catholic Weekly @catholic_weekly]

Discerning the Church with the Church at the Fifth Plenary Council of Australia - https://t.co/pFCD1S5I09