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I am fist pumping this article. It has seemed to me for many years now, that getting women involved in the abuse procedures would be common sense. Men being accountable to men has often not worked well in many spheres of life where abuse of minors and women has been exposed.

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Jul 8, 2022Liked by JD Flynn

This is the analysis that I subscribe to the Pillar for. Real thoughts instead of easy hot takes.

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Wish there was a "hot take" at the top of the article in case I had only a minute, but great to read this story

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Given your crossouts, I presume you, like me, think a dicastry is someplace where you go to throw dice.

And yes, the Church is failing to take care of its abusive bishops by excluding the laity from the group of those who respond to complaints about their behavior. Since women and children tend to be the victims in such cases, this may be an opportunity to strengthen the actions taken against such jerks.

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